People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate) in Tanzania
Tanzania: People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate) was 1.50 million high estimate in 2009. ▲ Rising
People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Tanzania, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in high estimate.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people living with hiv/aids, total in Tanzania is 1.50 million high estimate, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Tanzania peaked at 1.50 million high estimate in 1998 and was at its lowest, 670,000 high estimate, in 1990.
Tanzania ranks 4th of 48 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | high estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 670,000 high estimate | — |
| 1991 | 820,000 high estimate | +22.4% |
| 1992 | 970,000 high estimate | +18.3% |
| 1993 | 1.10 million high estimate | +13.4% |
| 1994 | 1.20 million high estimate | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 1.30 million high estimate | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 1.40 million high estimate | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 1.40 million high estimate | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.50 million high estimate | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 1.50 million high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.50 million high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.50 million high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.50 million high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.50 million high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.50 million high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.50 million high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.50 million high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.50 million high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.50 million high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.50 million high estimate | +0.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 1.50 million high estimate is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 200,000 high estimate, 7.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 1.50 million high estimate is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 190,000 high estimate, 7.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.19 million high estimate | 670,000 high estimate | 1.50 million high estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.50 million high estimate | 1.50 million high estimate | 1.50 million high estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
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 people living with hiv/aids, total in Tanzania?
- People living with hiv/aids, total in Tanzania was 1.50 million high estimate in 2009, according to UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
- What is the highest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.50 million high estimate in 1998.
- What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 670,000 high estimate in 1990.
- How does Tanzania rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Tanzania ranks 4th out of 48 countries with data for 2009.
- Is people living with hiv/aids, total rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.