Brazil vs Nigeria: Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV
Brazil
6,870 patients
in 2021
Nigeria
11,715 patients
in 2021
Brazil rank
13th
Nigeria rank
10th
Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV over time
- Brazil
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 11,715 patients against 6,870 patients in Brazil, a difference of 4,845 patients.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.7 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 13th and Nigeria ranks 10th of 201 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,762 patients | 6,125 patients | 1,636 patients | Brazil |
| 2010s | 8,556 patients | 16,003 patients | 7,447 patients | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 6,738 patients | 10,712 patients | 3,974 patients | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv, Brazil or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 11,715 patients against 6,870 patients in Brazil as of 2021.
- What is the difference in tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv between Brazil and Nigeria?
- 4,845 patients, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Nigeria?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
- How do Brazil and Nigeria rank globally for tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv?
- Brazil ranks 13th and Nigeria ranks 10th 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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About this data
Estimated number of tuberculosis (new and relapsed) patients that tested positive for HIV.