What is the difference in hiv/aids deaths between South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?

27,304 deaths, with South Africa ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as HIV/AIDS deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

South Africa vs Tanzania, United Republic of: HIV/AIDS deaths

South Africa

53,299 deaths

in 2024

Tanzania, United Republic of

25,995 deaths

in 2024

South Africa rank

1st

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

4th

HIV/AIDS deaths over time

South Africa
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 53,299 deaths against 25,995 deaths in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 27,304 deaths.

That makes South Africa's figure about 2.1 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.

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

South Africa ranks 1st and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 4th of 143 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Africa	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	70,873 deaths	63,562 deaths	7,311 deaths	South Africa
2000s	238,198 deaths	90,984 deaths	147,214 deaths	South Africa
2010s	92,647 deaths	41,516 deaths	51,131 deaths	South Africa
2020s	55,392 deaths	29,071 deaths	26,321 deaths	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hiv/aids deaths, South Africa or Tanzania, United Republic of?: South Africa, at 53,299 deaths against 25,995 deaths in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in hiv/aids deaths between South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 27,304 deaths, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for hiv/aids deaths?: South Africa ranks 1st and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 4th of 143 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as HIV/AIDS deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: HIV/AIDS deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 143 places, 4,949 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Total number of people dying from AIDS-related causes, central estimate.