Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV was 768 patients in 2021. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV in Dominican Republic, 2004–2021
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
The most recent figure for tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv in Dominican Republic is 768 patients, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 39.9% on the previous year and up 67.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv in Dominican Republic peaked at 893 patients in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3 patients, in 2004.
That places Dominican Republic 46th out of 201 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | patients | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3 patients | — |
| 2005 | 3 patients | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 218 patients | +7166.7% |
| 2007 | 337 patients | +54.6% |
| 2008 | 399 patients | +18.4% |
| 2009 | 403 patients | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 547 patients | +35.7% |
| 2011 | 460 patients | -15.9% |
| 2012 | 557 patients | +21.1% |
| 2013 | 813 patients | +46.0% |
| 2014 | 782 patients | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 843 patients | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 893 patients | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 841 patients | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 833 patients | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 776 patients | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 549 patients | -29.3% |
| 2021 | 768 patients | +39.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 227.17 patients | 3 patients | 403 patients | 6 |
| 2010s | 734.5 patients | 460 patients | 893 patients | 10 |
| 2020s | 658.5 patients | 549 patients | 768 patients | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv in Dominican Republic?
- Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv in Dominican Republic was 768 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 893 patients in 2016.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 patients in 2004.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv?
- Dominican Republic ranks 46th out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.