How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?

16 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs China: Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV

Brazil

6,870 patients

in 2021

China

5,429 patients

in 2021

Brazil rank

13th

China rank

16th

Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV over time

Brazil
China

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 6,870 patients against 5,429 patients in China, a difference of 1,441 patients.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times China's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 13th and China ranks 16th of 201 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	China	Difference	Ahead
2000s	8,005 patients	1,748 patients	6,258 patients	Brazil
2010s	8,556 patients	6,070 patients	2,486 patients	Brazil
2020s	6,738 patients	5,752 patients	985.5 patients	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv, Brazil or China?: Brazil, at 6,870 patients against 5,429 patients in China as of 2021.
What is the difference in tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv between Brazil and China?: 1,441 patients, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2021.
How do Brazil and China rank globally for tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv?: Brazil ranks 13th and China ranks 16th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV
Unit: patients
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 201 places, 3,275 data points, 1999–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of tuberculosis (new and relapsed) patients that tested positive for HIV.