New HIV infections in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: New HIV infections was 43,208 infections in 2024. ▼ Falling
New HIV infections in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections.
Analysis
In 2024, new hiv infections in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 43,208 infections. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.8% on the previous year and down 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new hiv infections in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 152,369 infections in 1992 and was at its lowest, 43,208 infections, in 2024.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 5th out of 144 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
New HIV infections in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 150,172 infections | — |
| 1991 | 152,222 infections | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 152,369 infections | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 149,963 infections | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 143,910 infections | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 139,704 infections | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 132,600 infections | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 128,779 infections | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 121,852 infections | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 118,854 infections | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 114,298 infections | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 110,569 infections | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 108,834 infections | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 106,326 infections | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 102,634 infections | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 99,448 infections | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 96,405 infections | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 87,826 infections | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 87,097 infections | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 87,685 infections | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 88,748 infections | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 92,928 infections | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 91,234 infections | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 94,155 infections | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 98,389 infections | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 100,850 infections | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 109,157 infections | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 102,723 infections | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 98,606 infections | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 90,516 infections | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 76,676 infections | -15.3% |
| 2021 | 71,466 infections | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 62,325 infections | -12.8% |
| 2023 | 53,908 infections | -13.5% |
| 2024 | 43,208 infections | -19.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 139,042 infections | 118,854 infections | 152,369 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 100,112 infections | 87,097 infections | 114,298 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 96,730 infections | 88,748 infections | 109,157 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 61,517 infections | 43,208 infections | 76,676 infections | 5 |
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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)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0543 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 3.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0466 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new hiv infections in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- New hiv infections in Tanzania, United Republic of was 43,208 infections in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest new hiv infections recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 152,369 infections in 1992.
- What is the lowest new hiv infections recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,208 infections in 2024.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for new hiv infections?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 5th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new hiv infections rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of New HIV infections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.