Africa vs Tanzania: People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate)

Africa
24.56 million high estimate
in 2009
Tanzania
1.50 million high estimate
in 2009
Africa rank
1st
Tanzania rank
4th

People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate) over time

  • Africa
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Africa currently reports 24.56 million high estimate against 1.50 million high estimate in Tanzania, a difference of 23.06 million high estimate.

That makes Africa's figure about 16.4 times Tanzania's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 1st and Tanzania ranks 4th of 6 groups.

Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Tanzania Difference Ahead
1990s 14.73 million high estimate 1.19 million high estimate 13.54 million high estimate Africa
2000s 22.84 million high estimate 1.50 million high estimate 21.34 million high estimate Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people living with hiv/aids, total, Africa or Tanzania?
Africa, at 24.56 million high estimate against 1.50 million high estimate in Tanzania as of 2009.
What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between Africa and Tanzania?
23.06 million high estimate, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Tanzania?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Africa and Tanzania rank globally for people living with hiv/aids, total?
Africa ranks 1st and Tanzania ranks 4th of 6 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate)
Unit
high estimate
Source
UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
54 places, 1,080 data points, 1990–2009
Last refreshed

Estimated total number of people with HIV/AIDS is the number of people living with HIV. Depending on the reliability of the data available, there may be more or less uncertainty surrounding each estimate.