HIV-related deaths — all countries

HIV-related deaths — World

HIV-related deaths in the world in 2022 — 547,760 people. Since 2016, the indicator has fallen by 24.9%.

2022 547,760 people −4.79% vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 729,600 people2016
Period minimum 547,760 people2022

Trend over time

2016–2022 · people

HIV-related deaths — World, 2016–2022500,000550,000600,000650,000700,000750,00020162017201820192020202120222016: 729,600 people2017: 693,560 people2018: 665,260 people2019: 643,900 people2020: 607,090 people2021: 575,290 people2022: 547,760 people
Change over the period: −181,840 (−24.92%) Average annual rate: -4.67 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: World

World 547,760 people
World computed 547,760 people
HIV-related deaths — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 547,760 −27,530 −4.79%
2021 575,290 −31,800 −5.24%
2020 607,090 −36,810 −5.72%
2019 643,900 −21,360 −3.21%
2018 665,260 −28,300 −4.08%
2017 693,560 −36,040 −4.94%
2016 729,600

About the indicator

The estimated number of deaths during a year from causes related to HIV. The wording “related” is not accidental: the virus itself destroys immunity, while the immediate cause of death is usually another infection, most often tuberculosis. This series shows the effect of the arrival of affordable antiretroviral therapy — since the mid-2000s mortality has been falling while the number of people living with HIV keeps growing.

Important: A UNAIDS estimate with an uncertainty interval; the central estimate is taken. Part of these deaths are at the same time counted as tuberculosis deaths in statistics where HIV status is not separated out.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.