India vs South Africa: Tuberculosis-related deaths among people living with HIV
India
8,200 deaths
in 2023
South Africa
31,000 deaths
in 2023
India rank
2nd
South Africa rank
1st
Tuberculosis-related deaths among people living with HIV over time
- India
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 31,000 deaths against 8,200 deaths in India, a difference of 22,800 deaths.
That makes South Africa's figure about 3.8 times India's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was India ahead.
India ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 1st of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 156,600 deaths | 160,600 deaths | 4,000 deaths | South Africa |
| 2010s | 62,900 deaths | 54,800 deaths | 8,100 deaths | India |
| 2020s | 13,800 deaths | 33,000 deaths | 19,200 deaths | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tuberculosis-related deaths among people living with hiv, India or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 31,000 deaths against 8,200 deaths in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tuberculosis-related deaths among people living with hiv between India and South Africa?
- 22,800 deaths, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and South Africa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do India and South Africa rank globally for tuberculosis-related deaths among people living with hiv?
- India ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 1st of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Tuberculosis-related deaths among people living with HIV. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the number of deaths from people living with HIV that are related to tuberculosis.