Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on was 71,000 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 71,000 for estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 170,000 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 71,000, in 2025.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 4th of 92 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 160,000 | — |
| 2001 | 160,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 170,000 | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 170,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 170,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 170,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 170,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 170,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 160,000 | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 160,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 150,000 | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 140,000 | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 140,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 130,000 | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 120,000 | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 120,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 120,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 110,000 | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 100,000 | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 98,000 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 92,000 | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 88,000 | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 84,000 | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 79,000 | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 75,000 | -5.1% |
| 2025 | 71,000 | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 166,000 | 160,000 | 170,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 122,800 | 98,000 | 150,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81,500 | 71,000 | 92,000 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of
- 1 Mozambique 160,000 compare
- 2 South Africa 140,000 compare
- 3 Nigeria 82,000 compare
- 4 Uganda 71,000 compare
- 6 Kenya 69,000 compare
- 6 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 69,000 compare
More health data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 658.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,514 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Tanzania, United Republic of was 71,000 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 170,000 in 2002.
- What is the lowest estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 71,000 in 2025.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 4th out of 92 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on WHO methods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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