Tb patients living with hiv receiving art in Malawi
Malawi: Tb patients living with hiv receiving art was 6,401 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Tb patients living with hiv receiving art in Malawi, 2003–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tb patients living with hiv receiving art in Malawi is 6,401, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tb patients living with hiv receiving art in Malawi peaked at 9,144 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 44, in 2003.
That places Malawi 12th out of 183 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Tb patients living with hiv receiving art in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 44 | — |
| 2005 | 4,156 | +9345.5% |
| 2006 | 4,348 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 6,571 | +51.1% |
| 2008 | 5,230 | -20.4% |
| 2009 | 6,154 | +17.7% |
| 2010 | 5,718 | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 6,165 | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 9,144 | +48.3% |
| 2013 | 8,777 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 8,162 | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 7,959 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 8,334 | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 7,953 | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 7,444 | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 7,765 | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 6,613 | -14.8% |
| 2021 | 6,401 | -3.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 6,401 is above the median for low income countries, which is 464, 13.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 6,401 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 795, 8.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tb patients living with hiv receiving art in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +9345.5% | 44 | 4,156 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,417 | 44 | 6,571 | 6 |
| 2010s | 7,742 | 5,718 | 9,144 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,507 | 6,401 | 6,613 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0714 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0718 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tb patients living with hiv receiving art in Malawi?
- Tb patients living with hiv receiving art in Malawi was 6,401 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tb patients living with hiv receiving art recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 9,144 in 2012.
- What is the lowest tb patients living with hiv receiving art recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 44 in 2003.
- How does Malawi rank for tb patients living with hiv receiving art?
- Malawi ranks 12th out of 183 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tb patients living with hiv receiving art rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tb patients living with hiv receiving art. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).