Kenya vs Zambia: Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV
Kenya
17,635 patients
in 2021
Zambia
16,272 patients
in 2021
Kenya rank
5th
Zambia rank
6th
Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV over time
- Kenya
- Zambia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 17,635 patients against 16,272 patients in Zambia, a difference of 1,363 patients.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 6th of 201 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30,752 patients | 10,882 patients | 19,870 patients | Kenya |
| 2010s | 29,454 patients | 22,690 patients | 6,764 patients | Kenya |
| 2020s | 17,655 patients | 15,598 patients | 2,056 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 Zambia?
- Kenya, at 17,635 patients against 16,272 patients in Zambia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv between Kenya and Zambia?
- 1,363 patients, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zambia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2021.
- How do Kenya and Zambia rank globally for tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv?
- Kenya ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 6th 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.