What is the difference in tuberculosis deaths by hiv status between Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa?

22,100 deaths, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Tuberculosis deaths by HIV status. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs South Africa: Tuberculosis deaths by HIV status

Democratic Republic of Congo

6,900 deaths

in 2024

South Africa

29,000 deaths

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

4th

South Africa rank

1st

Tuberculosis deaths by HIV status over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 29,000 deaths against 6,900 deaths in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 22,100 deaths.

That makes South Africa's figure about 4.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and South Africa ranks 1st of 182 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	39,300 deaths	160,600 deaths	121,300 deaths	South Africa
2010s	29,300 deaths	54,800 deaths	25,500 deaths	South Africa
2020s	10,360 deaths	32,200 deaths	21,840 deaths	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tuberculosis deaths by hiv status, Democratic Republic of Congo or South Africa?: South Africa, at 29,000 deaths against 6,900 deaths in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in tuberculosis deaths by hiv status between Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa?: 22,100 deaths, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa rank globally for tuberculosis deaths by hiv status?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and South Africa ranks 1st of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Tuberculosis deaths by HIV status. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Tuberculosis deaths by HIV status
Unit: deaths
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 182 places, 4,527 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths from tuberculosis, broken down by whether individuals are HIV-positive or not.