Tuberculosis patients living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Kenya
Kenya: Tuberculosis patients living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy was 16,996 patients in 2021. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis patients living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Kenya, 2005–2021
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in patients.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis patients living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Kenya is 16,996 patients, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis patients living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Kenya peaked at 31,691 patients in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,546 patients, in 2005.
That places Kenya 5th out of 183 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Tuberculosis patients living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Kenya, year by year
| Year | patients | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,546 patients | — |
| 2006 | 15,447 patients | +899.2% |
| 2007 | 16,324 patients | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 12,426 patients | -23.9% |
| 2009 | 14,250 patients | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 19,331 patients | +35.7% |
| 2011 | 24,497 patients | +26.7% |
| 2012 | 31,691 patients | +29.4% |
| 2013 | 27,431 patients | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 26,142 patients | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 25,030 patients | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 21,784 patients | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 21,763 patients | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 24,186 patients | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 21,100 patients | -12.8% |
| 2020 | 17,158 patients | -18.7% |
| 2021 | 16,996 patients | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11,999 patients | 1,546 patients | 16,324 patients | 5 |
| 2010s | 24,296 patients | 19,331 patients | 31,691 patients | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,077 patients | 16,996 patients | 17,158 patients | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis patients living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Kenya?
- Tuberculosis patients living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Kenya was 16,996 patients in 2021, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis patients living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 31,691 patients in 2012.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis patients living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,546 patients in 2005.
- How does Kenya rank for tuberculosis patients living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy?
- Kenya ranks 5th out of 183 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tuberculosis patients living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Tuberculosis patients living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of tuberculosis patients who are living with HIV and receiving antiretroviral therapy.