What is the difference in aids estimated deaths between Kenya and Tanzania?

5,000 UNAIDS estimates, with Tanzania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UNAIDS estimates, published as AIDS estimated deaths (UNAIDS estimates). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Tanzania: AIDS estimated deaths (UNAIDS estimates)

Kenya

21,000 UNAIDS estimates

in 2024

Tanzania

26,000 UNAIDS estimates

in 2024

Kenya rank

6th

Tanzania rank

4th

AIDS estimated deaths (UNAIDS estimates) over time

Kenya
Tanzania

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 26,000 UNAIDS estimates against 21,000 UNAIDS estimates in Kenya, a difference of 5,000 UNAIDS estimates.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Tanzania ahead.

Kenya ranks 6th and Tanzania ranks 4th of 145 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	74,800 UNAIDS estimates	63,500 UNAIDS estimates	11,300 UNAIDS estimates	Kenya
2000s	114,400 UNAIDS estimates	90,300 UNAIDS estimates	24,100 UNAIDS estimates	Kenya
2010s	38,300 UNAIDS estimates	41,600 UNAIDS estimates	3,300 UNAIDS estimates	Tanzania
2020s	23,000 UNAIDS estimates	29,000 UNAIDS estimates	6,000 UNAIDS estimates	Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher aids estimated deaths, Kenya or Tanzania?: Tanzania, at 26,000 UNAIDS estimates against 21,000 UNAIDS estimates in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in aids estimated deaths between Kenya and Tanzania?: 5,000 UNAIDS estimates, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Tanzania rank globally for aids estimated deaths?: Kenya ranks 6th and Tanzania ranks 4th of 145 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNAIDS estimates, published as AIDS estimated deaths (UNAIDS estimates). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: AIDS estimated deaths (UNAIDS estimates)
Unit: UNAIDS estimates
Source: UNAIDS estimates
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 146 places, 5,054 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

AIDS deaths are the estimated number of adults and children who died due to AIDS-related causes.