Nigeria vs Zimbabwe: Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV
Nigeria
11,715 patients
in 2021
Zimbabwe
8,056 patients
in 2021
Nigeria rank
10th
Zimbabwe rank
11th
Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV over time
- Nigeria
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 11,715 patients against 8,056 patients in Zimbabwe, a difference of 3,659 patients.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.5 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 10th and Zimbabwe ranks 11th of 201 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,492 patients | 9,347 patients | 855 patients | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 16,003 patients | 20,582 patients | 4,579 patients | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 10,712 patients | 8,226 patients | 2,486 patients | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv, Nigeria or Zimbabwe?
- Nigeria, at 11,715 patients against 8,056 patients in Zimbabwe as of 2021.
- What is the difference in tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv between Nigeria and Zimbabwe?
- 3,659 patients, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zimbabwe?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2021.
- How do Nigeria and Zimbabwe rank globally for tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv?
- Nigeria ranks 10th and Zimbabwe ranks 11th 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.