AIDS deaths in adults and children in Tanzania
Tanzania: AIDS deaths in adults and children was 86,000 in 2009. ▲ Rising
AIDS deaths in adults and children in Tanzania, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
Analysis
The most recent figure for aids deaths in adults and children in Tanzania is 86,000, measured in 2009.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, aids deaths in adults and children in Tanzania peaked at 120,000 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 21,000, in 1990.
That places Tanzania 3rd out of 47 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
AIDS deaths in adults and children in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21,000 | — |
| 1991 | 28,000 | +33.3% |
| 1992 | 37,000 | +32.1% |
| 1993 | 47,000 | +27.0% |
| 1994 | 57,000 | +21.3% |
| 1995 | 67,000 | +17.5% |
| 1996 | 77,000 | +14.9% |
| 1997 | 86,000 | +11.7% |
| 1998 | 94,000 | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 100,000 | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 110,000 | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 110,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 120,000 | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 120,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 120,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 120,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 110,000 | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 110,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 94,000 | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 86,000 | -8.5% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 86,000 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,000, 12.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 86,000 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6,850, 12.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61,400 | 21,000 | 100,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 110,000 | 86,000 | 120,000 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 1 South Africa 310,000 compare
- 2 Nigeria 220,000 compare
- 4 Zimbabwe 83,000 compare
- 5 Kenya 80,000 compare
- 6 Mozambique 74,000 compare
More health data for Tanzania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,514 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 13 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0786 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0805 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is aids deaths in adults and children in Tanzania?
- Aids deaths in adults and children in Tanzania was 86,000 in 2009, according to UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
- What is the highest aids deaths in adults and children recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 120,000 in 2002.
- What is the lowest aids deaths in adults and children recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,000 in 1990.
- How does Tanzania rank for aids deaths in adults and children?
- Tanzania ranks 3rd out of 47 countries with data for 2009.
- Is aids deaths in adults and children rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as part of AIDS deaths in adults and children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Deaths due to HIV/AIDS are the estimated number of adults and children that have died in a specific year based in the modeling of HIV surveillance data using standard and appropriate tools.