Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Botswana
Botswana: Tb patients tested positive for hiv was 974 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Botswana, 2003–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tb patients tested positive for hiv in Botswana is 974, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and down 76.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tb patients tested positive for hiv in Botswana peaked at 4,415 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 47, in 2004.
That places Botswana 41st out of 201 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3,276 | — |
| 2004 | 47 | -98.6% |
| 2005 | 1,829 | +3791.5% |
| 2006 | 3,590 | +96.3% |
| 2007 | 3,698 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 4,149 | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 4,415 | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 4,018 | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 4,129 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 4,080 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 4,083 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 3,280 | -19.7% |
| 2015 | 2,693 | -17.9% |
| 2016 | 2,654 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 2,705 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 1,617 | -40.2% |
| 2019 | 1,296 | -19.9% |
| 2020 | 923 | -28.8% |
| 2021 | 974 | +5.5% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 974 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43, 22.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 974 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 970, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Botswana 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 | +3791.5% | 47 | 1,829 |
| 2004 | -98.6% | 3,276 | 47 |
| 2006 | +96.3% | 1,829 | 3,590 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,001 | 47 | 4,415 | 7 |
| 2010s | 3,056 | 1,296 | 4,129 | 10 |
| 2020s | 948.5 | 923 | 974 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tb patients tested positive for hiv in Botswana?
- Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Botswana was 974 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tb patients tested positive for hiv recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 4,415 in 2009.
- What is the lowest tb patients tested positive for hiv recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 47 in 2004.
- How does Botswana rank for tb patients tested positive for hiv?
- Botswana ranks 41st out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tb patients tested positive for hiv rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tb patients tested positive for hiv. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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