Kenya vs Tanzania: Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV
Kenya
17,635 patients
in 2021
Tanzania
15,321 patients
in 2021
Kenya rank
5th
Tanzania rank
7th
Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV over time
- Kenya
- Tanzania
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 17,635 patients against 15,321 patients in Tanzania, a difference of 2,314 patients.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 5th and Tanzania ranks 7th of 201 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30,752 patients | 9,639 patients | 21,113 patients | Kenya |
| 2010s | 29,454 patients | 20,624 patients | 8,830 patients | Kenya |
| 2020s | 17,655 patients | 16,542 patients | 1,112 patients | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv, Kenya or Tanzania?
- Kenya, at 17,635 patients against 15,321 patients in Tanzania as of 2021.
- What is the difference in tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv between Kenya and Tanzania?
- 2,314 patients, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2021.
- How do Kenya and Tanzania rank globally for tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv?
- Kenya ranks 5th and Tanzania ranks 7th 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.