What we count
Deaths among people with HIV whose underlying cause is linked to advanced infection and associated illness.
AIDS-related deaths this year
How many people die from AIDS-related illness according to UNAIDS' latest annual estimate.
Continuously calculated
WORLDRelated numbers in context
378,534malaria deaths this year
868,767deaths attributable to unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene this year
4,343,836deaths attributable to tobacco this year
What lies behind this number
Deaths among people with HIV whose underlying cause is linked to advanced infection and associated illness.
How the source derives it
The source combines national reporting, registries and surveys, using transparent statistical estimates where complete data are unavailable.
What one number cannot show
This is a modelled estimate, and cause-of-death ascertainment and treatment access vary between countries.
Source value
The calculation uses the latest published annual value from UNAIDS Global HIV & AIDS statistics for 2025.
How the value is used: The running number shows the share corresponding to time since the start of the year.
Annual value570,000deaths
- Period
- 2025
- Status
- published
- Primary data source
- UNAIDS Global HIV & AIDS statistics
How the number is calculated
We distribute the published annual value evenly across the elapsed share of the calendar year.
Formula used
V(t) = Vyear × elapsed share of the yearAnnual reference value570,0002025 · deaths
Average per day1,561even time-based calculation
Calculation interval0.1 sContinuously calculated
Source value
UNAIDS Global HIV & AIDS statistics reports the latest published figure used on this page for 2025.
Calculation method
We distribute the published annual value evenly across the elapsed share of the calendar year.
Smooth display
The result is recalculated on screen every 0.1 seconds.
Where the data comes from
The source value comes from UNAIDS Global HIV & AIDS statistics and refers to 2025. It is the latest figure published by this source. The source combines national reporting, registries and surveys, using transparent statistical estimates where complete data are unavailable.
Latest published and verified source value
- Publisher
- UNAIDS Global HIV & AIDS statistics
- Data period
- 2025
- Verified
- 12 August 2026
- Coverage
- Worldwide
- Use
- Even time-based calculation