The 2022-2023 survey is the fifth national HIV survey to be conducted in Tanzania, and the second population-based HIV impact assessment (PHIA). PHIAs are national surveys – implemented under the leadership of partner country governments, and by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and implementing partners such as ICAP at Columbia University – providing direct measurement of progress toward global targets to control the HIV epidemic. The first PHIA in Tanzania was conducted between 2016 and 2017 (THIS 2016-2017).
The Prime Minster of the United Republic of Tanzania, Hon. Kassim Majaliwa stated: “The 2022-2023 survey found the percentage of people living with HIV, known as HIV prevalence, is 4.4 percent among people aged 15 years and older (4.5 percent in mainland Tanzania and 0.4 percent in Zanzibar), and varies by residence (5.0 percent in urban areas and 4.0 percent in rural areas) and gender (5.6 percent in women and 3.0 percent in men). The national HIV prevalence estimate translates to approximately 1.5 million people aged 15 years and older living with HIV in Tanzania.”
