Tuberculosis patients living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in South Africa
South Africa: Tuberculosis patients living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy was 73,117 patients in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Tuberculosis patients living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in South Africa, 2003–2021
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 South Africa is 73,117 patients, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis patients living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in South Africa peaked at 141,755 patients in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 patients, in 2003.
That places South Africa 1st out of 183 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
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 South Africa, year by year
| Year | patients | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0 patients | — |
| 2004 | 3,620 patients | — |
| 2005 | 11,654 patients | +221.9% |
| 2006 | 31,040 patients | +166.3% |
| 2007 | 20,689 patients | -33.3% |
| 2008 | 22,107 patients | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 48,314 patients | +118.5% |
| 2010 | 69,959 patients | +44.8% |
| 2011 | 97,355 patients | +39.2% |
| 2012 | 101,937 patients | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 137,715 patients | +35.1% |
| 2014 | 141,755 patients | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 133,116 patients | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 119,213 patients | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 125,151 patients | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 104,625 patients | -16.4% |
| 2019 | 88,309 patients | -15.6% |
| 2020 | 79,902 patients | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 73,117 patients | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19,632 patients | 0 patients | 48,314 patients | 7 |
| 2010s | 111,914 patients | 69,959 patients | 141,755 patients | 10 |
| 2020s | 76,510 patients | 73,117 patients | 79,902 patients | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis patients living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in South Africa?
- Tuberculosis patients living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in South Africa was 73,117 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 141,755 patients in 2014.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis patients living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 patients in 2003.
- How does South Africa rank for tuberculosis patients living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy?
- South Africa ranks 1st out of 183 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tuberculosis patients living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa 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.