What is the difference in number of deaths from hiv/aids between Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?

18,300 deaths, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria 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 Number of deaths from HIV/AIDS. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Number of deaths from HIV/AIDS

Nigeria

42,872 deaths

in 2021

Tanzania, United Republic of

24,572 deaths

in 2021

Nigeria rank

4th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

7th

Number of deaths from HIV/AIDS over time

Nigeria
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 42,872 deaths against 24,572 deaths in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 18,300 deaths.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.7 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Nigeria ranks 4th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 7th of 194 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
2000s	99,112 deaths	94,035 deaths	5,077 deaths	Nigeria
2010s	56,682 deaths	42,976 deaths	13,706 deaths	Nigeria
2020s	45,775 deaths	26,562 deaths	19,214 deaths	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths from hiv/aids, Nigeria or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Nigeria, at 42,872 deaths against 24,572 deaths in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of deaths from hiv/aids between Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 18,300 deaths, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for number of deaths from hiv/aids?: Nigeria ranks 4th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 7th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths from HIV/AIDS. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths from HIV/AIDS
Unit: deaths
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.