Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV in Congo
Congo: Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV was 966 patients in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV in Congo, 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
In 2021, tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv in Congo stood at 966 patients. 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, tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv in Congo peaked at 966 patients in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 patients, 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.
Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV in Congo, year by year
| Year | patients | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 51 patients | — |
| 2006 | 0 patients | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 383 patients | — |
| 2008 | 36 patients | -90.6% |
| 2009 | 99 patients | +175.0% |
| 2010 | 757 patients | +664.6% |
| 2011 | 687 patients | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 653 patients | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 858 patients | +31.4% |
| 2014 | 386 patients | -55.0% |
| 2015 | 479 patients | +24.1% |
| 2016 | 516 patients | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 374 patients | -27.5% |
| 2018 | 553 patients | +47.9% |
| 2019 | 646 patients | +16.8% |
| 2020 | 833 patients | +28.9% |
| 2021 | 966 patients | +16.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 966 patients is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 324 patients, 3.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 966 patients is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 970 patients, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis patients who 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 patients | 757 patients |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 113.8 patients | 0 patients | 383 patients | 5 |
| 2010s | 590.9 patients | 374 patients | 858 patients | 10 |
| 2020s | 899.5 patients | 833 patients | 966 patients | 2 |
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More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 759.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,688 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 11 (2025)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv in Congo?
- Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv in Congo was 966 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 who tested positive for hiv recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 966 patients in 2021.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 patients in 2006.
- How does Congo rank for tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv?
- Congo ranks 42nd out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tuberculosis patients who 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 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 who tested positive for HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of tuberculosis (new and relapsed) patients that tested positive for HIV.