
Countries with the highest number of AIDS-related deaths 2021
AIDS-related deaths worldwide have been gradually declining over the past decade, decreasing from 1.5 million deaths in 2010 to 680 thousand deaths in 2020.
In 2021, South Africa and Nigeria had the highest number of deaths due to AIDS worldwide with around 51 thousand such deaths each. African countries account for eight of the top 10 countries with the highest number of AIDS-related deaths worldwide.