Number of people dying from HIV-related causes in Zambia
Zambia: Number of people dying from HIV-related causes was 16,000 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of people dying from HIV-related causes in Zambia, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people dying from hiv-related causes in Zambia is 16,000, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people dying from hiv-related causes in Zambia peaked at 70,000 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 16,000, in 2025.
That places Zambia 9th out of 139 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Number of people dying from HIV-related causes in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61,000 | — |
| 2001 | 66,000 | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 70,000 | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 70,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 68,000 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 66,000 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 62,000 | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 54,000 | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 43,000 | -20.4% |
| 2009 | 37,000 | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 36,000 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 34,000 | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 32,000 | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 30,000 | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 28,000 | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 28,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25,000 | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 24,000 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 26,000 | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 25,000 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 24,000 | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 21,000 | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 19,000 | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 18,000 | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 17,000 | -5.6% |
| 2025 | 16,000 | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59,700 | 37,000 | 70,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,800 | 24,000 | 36,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,167 | 16,000 | 24,000 | 6 |
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More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 6.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 5.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people dying from hiv-related causes in Zambia?
- Number of people dying from hiv-related causes in Zambia was 16,000 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of people dying from hiv-related causes recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 70,000 in 2002.
- What is the lowest number of people dying from hiv-related causes recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,000 in 2025.
- How does Zambia rank for number of people dying from hiv-related causes?
- Zambia ranks 9th out of 139 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people dying from hiv-related causes rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of people dying from HIV-related causes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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