Tanzania
 HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate: 8.8% (2003 est.) People living with HIV/ AIDS: 1.6 million (2003 est.) HIV/AIDS deaths: 160,000 (2003 est.) | Background: Shortly after independence, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule came to an end in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar’s semi-autonomous status and popular opposition have led to two contentious elections since 1995, which the ruling party won despite international observers’ claims of voting irregularities. Population: 36,766,356 (July 2005 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the eff ects of excess mortality due to AIDS. Population growth rate: 1.83% (2005 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 45.24 years |
