India vs South Africa: Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV
India
34,339 patients
in 2021
South Africa
81,770 patients
in 2021
India rank
2nd
South Africa rank
1st
Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV over time
- India
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 81,770 patients against 34,339 patients in India, a difference of 47,431 patients.
That makes South Africa's figure about 2.4 times India's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
India ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 1st of 201 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13,408 patients | 77,157 patients | 63,749 patients | South Africa |
| 2010s | 43,238 patients | 156,620 patients | 113,382 patients | South Africa |
| 2020s | 32,418 patients | 85,768 patients | 53,351 patients | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv, India or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 81,770 patients against 34,339 patients in India as of 2021.
- What is the difference in tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv between India and South Africa?
- 47,431 patients, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and South Africa?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2021.
- How do India and South Africa rank globally for tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv?
- India ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 1st 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.