Tuberculosis patients living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Tuberculosis patients living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy was 2,537 patients in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Tuberculosis patients living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Sierra Leone, 2002–2021
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
In 2021, tuberculosis patients living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Sierra Leone stood at 2,537 patients. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.5% on the previous year and up 902.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis patients living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Sierra Leone peaked at 2,537 patients in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 patients, in 2002.
That places Sierra Leone 24th out of 183 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tuberculosis patients living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | patients | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0 patients | — |
| 2009 | 127 patients | — |
| 2010 | 190 patients | +49.6% |
| 2011 | 253 patients | +33.2% |
| 2012 | 931 patients | +268.0% |
| 2013 | 901 patients | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 887 patients | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 1,118 patients | +26.0% |
| 2016 | 1,522 patients | +36.1% |
| 2017 | 1,911 patients | +25.6% |
| 2018 | 2,167 patients | +13.4% |
| 2019 | 2,292 patients | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 2,141 patients | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 2,537 patients | +18.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.5 patients | 0 patients | 127 patients | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,217 patients | 190 patients | 2,292 patients | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,339 patients | 2,141 patients | 2,537 patients | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 21 Indonesia 3,242 patients compare
- 22 Central African Republic 2,853 patients compare
- 23 Côte d'Ivoire 2,632 patients compare
- 25 Lesotho 2,207 patients compare
- 26 Myanmar 2,203 patients compare
- 27 South Sudan 2,005 patients compare
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,209 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0031 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 0.3437 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis patients living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Sierra Leone?
- Tuberculosis patients living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Sierra Leone was 2,537 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 2,537 patients in 2021.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis patients living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 patients in 2002.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for tuberculosis patients living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy?
- Sierra Leone ranks 24th out of 183 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tuberculosis patients living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 902.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.