Facts about AIDs in Tanzania

As of 2004, 38 million people worldwide were living with HIV/AIDS. Approximately 25 million of these people live in Sub-Saharan Africa. (UNAIDS)

Of the 37.6 million people living in Tanzania, an estimated 1.6 million are living with HIV/AIDS. (UNPOP/UNAIDS)

By 2010, AIDS is expected to increase the death rate in Tanzania by more than one-half, and life expectancy will drop from 56 years to 47 years. (World Bank)

By 2005, Tanzania will lose 9.1 percent of its active labor force due to HIV/AIDS, and by 2020 the labor force loss is expected to be 14.6 percent. (UNAIDS/UNPOP)

Each year in Tanzania, approximately 50,000 to 60,000 children are born HIV-positive. (UNAIDS)

Some 140,000 Tanzanian children under age 15 are living with HIV/AIDS. (UNAIDS)
State of AIDS Orphans

In sub-Saharan Africa 12 million children have lost one or both parents to AIDS. By 2010, this number will climb to 18 million. (UNAIDS, UNICEF, USAID)

In Tanzania, 980,000 children have lost one or both parent to HIV/AIDS. (UNAIDS)
22% of Tanzanian children under 15 years of age are AIDS orphans.