Number of deaths from HIV/AIDS in Tanzania, United Republic of

Tanzania, United Republic of: Number of deaths from HIV/AIDS was 24,572 deaths in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
24,572 deaths
Change on year
down 13.9%
World rank
7th
of 194 countries
All-time high
108,190 deaths
in 2003
All-time low
24,572 deaths
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Number of deaths from HIV/AIDS in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2000–2021

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k2000201020212000: 100.2k deaths2001: 103.5k deaths2002: 105.0k deaths2003: 108.2k deaths2004: 107.8k deaths2005: 104.9k deaths2006: 95.2k deaths2007: 79.4k deaths2008: 69.6k deaths2009: 66.4k deaths2010: 63.1k deaths2011: 59.9k deaths2012: 54.6k deaths2013: 45.2k deaths2014: 40.1k deaths2015: 36.6k deaths2016: 34.5k deaths2017: 34.4k deaths2018: 31.1k deaths2019: 30.3k deaths2020: 28.6k deaths2021: 24.6k deaths

Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.

Analysis

Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 24,572 deaths for number of deaths from hiv/aids in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 13.9% on the previous year and down 59.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of deaths from hiv/aids in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 108,190 deaths in 2003 and was at its lowest, 24,572 deaths, in 2021.

That places Tanzania, United Republic of 7th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Number of deaths from HIV/AIDS in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Number of deaths from HIV/AIDS in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2000 to 2021.
Year deaths Change
2000 100,202 deaths
2001 103,524 deaths +3.3%
2002 105,034 deaths +1.5%
2003 108,190 deaths +3.0%
2004 107,828 deaths -0.3%
2005 104,929 deaths -2.7%
2006 95,232 deaths -9.2%
2007 79,376 deaths -16.7%
2008 69,646 deaths -12.3%
2009 66,386 deaths -4.7%
2010 63,061 deaths -5.0%
2011 59,936 deaths -5.0%
2012 54,567 deaths -9.0%
2013 45,174 deaths -17.2%
2014 40,118 deaths -11.2%
2015 36,603 deaths -8.8%
2016 34,467 deaths -5.8%
2017 34,367 deaths -0.3%
2018 31,148 deaths -9.4%
2019 30,317 deaths -2.7%
2020 28,552 deaths -5.8%
2021 24,572 deaths -13.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 94,035 deaths 66,386 deaths 108,190 deaths 10
2010s 42,976 deaths 30,317 deaths 63,061 deaths 10
2020s 26,562 deaths 24,572 deaths 28,552 deaths 2

Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of

  1. 4 Nigeria 42,872 deaths compare
  2. 5 China 37,975 deaths compare
  3. 6 Russian Federation 31,179 deaths compare
  4. 8 Indonesia 23,496 deaths compare
  5. 9 Kenya 21,373 deaths compare
  6. 10 Zimbabwe 20,816 deaths compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

More health data for Tanzania, United Republic of

All data for Tanzania, United Republic of →

Frequently asked questions

What is number of deaths from hiv/aids in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Number of deaths from hiv/aids in Tanzania, United Republic of was 24,572 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of deaths from hiv/aids recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 108,190 deaths in 2003.
What is the lowest number of deaths from hiv/aids recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 24,572 deaths in 2021.
How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for number of deaths from hiv/aids?
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 7th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is number of deaths from hiv/aids rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 59.0%. 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 (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths from HIV/AIDS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Number of deaths from HIV/AIDS in Tanzania, United Republic of. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 07 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/number-of-deaths-from-hivaids-who/tanzania/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/number-of-deaths-from-hivaids-who/tanzania/">Number of deaths from HIV/AIDS in Tanzania, United Republic of</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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

Estimated number of deaths from HIV/AIDS in both sexes.