AIDS estimated deaths in Zambia
Zambia: AIDS estimated deaths was 16,000 UNAIDS estimates in 2024. ▼ Falling
AIDS estimated deaths in Zambia, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates. Measured in UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for aids estimated deaths in Zambia is 16,000 UNAIDS estimates, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, aids estimated deaths in Zambia peaked at 62,000 UNAIDS estimates in 2002 and was at its lowest, 16,000 UNAIDS estimates, in 2024.
That places Zambia 9th out of 145 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35,600 UNAIDS estimates | 17,000 UNAIDS estimates | 53,000 UNAIDS estimates | 10 |
| 2000s | 50,300 UNAIDS estimates | 27,000 UNAIDS estimates | 62,000 UNAIDS estimates | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,500 UNAIDS estimates | 20,000 UNAIDS estimates | 26,000 UNAIDS estimates | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,600 UNAIDS estimates | 16,000 UNAIDS estimates | 22,000 UNAIDS estimates | 5 |
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More health data for Zambia
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 290,979 (2025)
- Population, male 49.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 302,089 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 301,939 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 6.31 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 8.98 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 296,231 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 296,034 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 291,211 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 279,125 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is aids estimated deaths in Zambia?
- Aids estimated deaths in Zambia was 16,000 UNAIDS estimates in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest aids estimated deaths recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 62,000 UNAIDS estimates in 2002.
- What is the lowest aids estimated deaths recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,000 UNAIDS estimates in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for aids estimated deaths?
- Zambia ranks 9th out of 145 countries with data for 2024.
- Is aids estimated deaths rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, published as part of AIDS estimated deaths (UNAIDS estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
AIDS deaths are the estimated number of adults and children who died due to AIDS-related causes.