What is the difference in death rate from hiv/aids between Tanzania and Uganda?

0.94 deaths per 100,000 people, with Tanzania ahead.

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

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.

Tanzania vs Uganda: Death rate from HIV/AIDS

Tanzania

38.64 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Uganda

37.7 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Tanzania rank

22nd

Uganda rank

25th

Death rate from HIV/AIDS over time

Tanzania
Uganda

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 38.64 deaths per 100,000 people against 37.7 deaths per 100,000 people in Uganda, a difference of 0.94 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uganda ahead.

Tanzania ranks 22nd and Uganda ranks 25th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Tanzania	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
2000s	244.75 deaths per 100,000 people	259.05 deaths per 100,000 people	14.3 deaths per 100,000 people	Uganda
2010s	85.21 deaths per 100,000 people	85.22 deaths per 100,000 people	0.007 deaths per 100,000 people	Uganda
2020s	42.45 deaths per 100,000 people	38.51 deaths per 100,000 people	3.95 deaths per 100,000 people	Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from hiv/aids, Tanzania or Uganda?: Tanzania, at 38.64 deaths per 100,000 people against 37.7 deaths per 100,000 people in Uganda as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from hiv/aids between Tanzania and Uganda?: 0.94 deaths per 100,000 people, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Uganda?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Tanzania and Uganda rank globally for death rate from hiv/aids?: Tanzania ranks 22nd and Uganda ranks 25th 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.