Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa vs Tanzania: People living with HIV/AIDS, total

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
16.28 million
in 2009
Tanzania
1.40 million
in 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank
4th
Tanzania rank
4th

People living with HIV/AIDS, total over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
  • Tanzania
05.0M10.0M15.0M199019992009

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa currently reports 16.28 million against 1.40 million in Tanzania, a difference of 14.88 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa's figure about 11.6 times Tanzania's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th and Tanzania ranks 4th of 6 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa Tanzania Difference Ahead
1990s 10.35 million 1.08 million 9.27 million Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
2000s 15.23 million 1.40 million 13.83 million Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people living with hiv/aids, total, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa or Tanzania?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, at 16.28 million against 1.40 million in Tanzania as of 2009.
What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Tanzania?
14.88 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Tanzania?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Tanzania rank globally for people living with hiv/aids, total?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
People living with HIV/AIDS, total
Source
UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 1,057 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.