What is the difference in death rate from hiv/aids between Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?

1.68 deaths per 100,000 people, with Kenya ahead.

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

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from HIV/AIDS. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Death rate from HIV/AIDS

Kenya

40.32 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Tanzania, United Republic of

38.64 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Kenya rank

21st

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

22nd

Death rate from HIV/AIDS over time

Kenya
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 40.32 deaths per 100,000 people against 38.64 deaths per 100,000 people in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 1.68 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 21st and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 22nd of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
2000s	283.29 deaths per 100,000 people	244.75 deaths per 100,000 people	38.54 deaths per 100,000 people	Kenya
2010s	71.2 deaths per 100,000 people	85.21 deaths per 100,000 people	14.01 deaths per 100,000 people	Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s	39.84 deaths per 100,000 people	42.45 deaths per 100,000 people	2.62 deaths per 100,000 people	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from hiv/aids, Kenya or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Kenya, at 40.32 deaths per 100,000 people against 38.64 deaths per 100,000 people in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from hiv/aids between Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 1.68 deaths per 100,000 people, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for death rate from hiv/aids?: Kenya ranks 21st and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 22nd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from HIV/AIDS. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Death rate from HIV/AIDS
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from HIV/AIDS in both sexes, per 100,000 people.