Nigeria vs Tanzania: Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV

Nigeria
2.00 million
in 2024
Tanzania
1.80 million
in 2024
Nigeria rank
3rd
Tanzania rank
4th

Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV over time

  • Nigeria
  • Tanzania
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M199020072024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 2.00 million against 1.80 million in Tanzania, a difference of 200,000.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Tanzania ahead.

Nigeria ranks 3rd and Tanzania ranks 4th of 152 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Tanzania Difference Ahead
1990s 1.06 million 1.02 million 44,000 Nigeria
2000s 1.79 million 1.20 million 590,000 Nigeria
2010s 1.99 million 1.43 million 560,000 Nigeria
2020s 2.00 million 1.74 million 260,000 Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, Nigeria or Tanzania?
Nigeria, at 2.00 million against 1.80 million in Tanzania as of 2024.
What is the difference in adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv between Nigeria and Tanzania?
200,000, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Tanzania rank globally for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv?
Nigeria ranks 3rd and Tanzania ranks 4th of 152 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNAIDS estimates, published as Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV
Source
UNAIDS estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 5,302 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Adults and children living with HIV refers to the number of people ages 0-49 (adult ages 15-49 and children ages 0-14) who are infected with HIV.