Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV in El Salvador
El Salvador: Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV was 126 patients in 2021. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV in El Salvador, 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
El Salvador recorded 126 patients for tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv in El Salvador peaked at 214 patients in 2012 and was at its lowest, 84 patients, in 2004.
That places El Salvador 79th out of 201 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | patients | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 98 patients | — |
| 2004 | 84 patients | -14.3% |
| 2005 | 188 patients | +123.8% |
| 2006 | 176 patients | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 210 patients | +19.3% |
| 2008 | 194 patients | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 204 patients | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 180 patients | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 194 patients | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 214 patients | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 203 patients | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 203 patients | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 182 patients | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 201 patients | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 169 patients | -15.9% |
| 2018 | 209 patients | +23.7% |
| 2019 | 185 patients | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 123 patients | -33.5% |
| 2021 | 126 patients | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 164.86 patients | 84 patients | 210 patients | 7 |
| 2010s | 194 patients | 169 patients | 214 patients | 10 |
| 2020s | 124.5 patients | 123 patients | 126 patients | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv in El Salvador?
- Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv in El Salvador was 126 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 214 patients in 2012.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 84 patients in 2004.
- How does El Salvador rank for tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv?
- El Salvador ranks 79th out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.