Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Congo
Congo: Tb patients tested positive for hiv was 966 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Congo, 2003–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, tb patients tested positive for hiv in Congo stood at 966. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.0% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tb patients tested positive for hiv in Congo peaked at 966 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2006.
That places Congo 42nd out of 201 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.
Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 51 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 383 | — |
| 2008 | 36 | -90.6% |
| 2009 | 99 | +175.0% |
| 2010 | 757 | +664.6% |
| 2011 | 687 | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 653 | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 858 | +31.4% |
| 2014 | 386 | -55.0% |
| 2015 | 479 | +24.1% |
| 2016 | 516 | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 374 | -27.5% |
| 2018 | 553 | +47.9% |
| 2019 | 646 | +16.8% |
| 2020 | 833 | +28.9% |
| 2021 | 966 | +16.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 966 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 324, 3.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 966 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 970, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tb patients tested positive for hiv in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +664.6% | 99 | 757 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 113.8 | 0 | 383 | 5 |
| 2010s | 590.9 | 374 | 858 | 10 |
| 2020s | 899.5 | 833 | 966 | 2 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0695 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tb patients tested positive for hiv in Congo?
- Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Congo was 966 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tb patients tested positive for hiv recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 966 in 2021.
- What is the lowest tb patients tested positive for hiv recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2006.
- How does Congo rank for tb patients tested positive for hiv?
- Congo ranks 42nd out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tb patients tested positive for hiv rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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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