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

16,000 UNAIDS estimates, 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.

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.

Nigeria vs Tanzania: AIDS estimated deaths (UNAIDS estimates)

Nigeria

42,000 UNAIDS estimates

in 2024

Tanzania

26,000 UNAIDS estimates

in 2024

Nigeria rank

3rd

Tanzania rank

4th

AIDS estimated deaths (UNAIDS estimates) over time

Nigeria
Tanzania

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 42,000 UNAIDS estimates against 26,000 UNAIDS estimates in Tanzania, a difference of 16,000 UNAIDS estimates.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.6 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 145 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	59,500 UNAIDS estimates	63,500 UNAIDS estimates	4,000 UNAIDS estimates	Tanzania
2000s	122,000 UNAIDS estimates	90,300 UNAIDS estimates	31,700 UNAIDS estimates	Nigeria
2010s	83,100 UNAIDS estimates	41,600 UNAIDS estimates	41,500 UNAIDS estimates	Nigeria
2020s	52,000 UNAIDS estimates	29,000 UNAIDS estimates	23,000 UNAIDS estimates	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher aids estimated deaths, Nigeria or Tanzania?: Nigeria, at 42,000 UNAIDS estimates against 26,000 UNAIDS estimates in Tanzania as of 2024.
What is the difference in aids estimated deaths between Nigeria and Tanzania?: 16,000 UNAIDS estimates, 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 aids estimated deaths?: Nigeria ranks 3rd 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.