Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Colombia
Colombia: Tb patients tested positive for hiv was 1,488 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Colombia, 2003–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 1,488 for tb patients tested positive for hiv in 2021.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tb patients tested positive for hiv in Colombia peaked at 1,688 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2003.
Colombia ranks 33rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 353 | — |
| 2006 | 453 | +28.3% |
| 2007 | 51 | -88.7% |
| 2008 | 956 | +1774.5% |
| 2009 | 1,133 | +18.5% |
| 2010 | 1,231 | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 1,292 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 1,400 | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 1,489 | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 1,481 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1,551 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 1,610 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 1,380 | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 1,529 | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 1,688 | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 1,539 | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 1,488 | -3.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 1,488 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43, 34.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 1,488 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 53, 28.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Colombia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +1774.5% | 51 | 956 |
| 2007 | -88.7% | 453 | 51 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 491 | 0 | 1,133 | 6 |
| 2010s | 1,465 | 1,231 | 1,688 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,514 | 1,488 | 1,539 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tb patients tested positive for hiv in Colombia?
- Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Colombia was 1,488 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tb patients tested positive for hiv recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,688 in 2019.
- What is the lowest tb patients tested positive for hiv recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2003.
- How does Colombia rank for tb patients tested positive for hiv?
- Colombia ranks 33rd out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tb patients tested positive for hiv rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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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