Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Tb patients tested positive for hiv was 13,373 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2002–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 13,373 for tb patients tested positive for hiv in 2021. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 170.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tb patients tested positive for hiv in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 13,373 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2002.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 9th out of 201 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.
Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 476 | — |
| 2005 | 386 | -18.9% |
| 2006 | 188 | -51.3% |
| 2007 | 2,129 | +1032.4% |
| 2008 | 3,932 | +84.7% |
| 2009 | 6,126 | +55.8% |
| 2010 | 5,273 | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 4,942 | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 5,748 | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 6,984 | +21.5% |
| 2014 | 7,206 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 7,154 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 8,344 | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 9,688 | +16.1% |
| 2018 | 9,758 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 12,965 | +32.9% |
| 2020 | 12,041 | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 13,373 | +11.1% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 13,373 is above the median for low income countries, which is 540, 24.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 13,373 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 970, 13.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Democratic Republic of Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +1032.4% | 188 | 2,129 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,891 | 0 | 6,126 | 7 |
| 2010s | 7,806 | 4,942 | 12,965 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,707 | 12,041 | 13,373 | 2 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0895 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tb patients tested positive for hiv in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Democratic Republic of Congo was 13,373 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tb patients tested positive for hiv recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 13,373 in 2021.
- What is the lowest tb patients tested positive for hiv recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2002.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for tb patients tested positive for hiv?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tb patients tested positive for hiv rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 170.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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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