Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Tb patients tested positive for hiv was 4,467 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Ethiopia, 2005–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, tb patients tested positive for hiv in Ethiopia stood at 4,467.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.1% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tb patients tested positive for hiv in Ethiopia peaked at 11,098 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1,295, in 2006.
Ethiopia ranks 18th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,321 | — |
| 2006 | 1,295 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 6,342 | +389.7% |
| 2008 | 7,891 | +24.4% |
| 2009 | 11,098 | +40.6% |
| 2010 | 9,809 | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 5,442 | -44.5% |
| 2012 | 9,819 | +80.4% |
| 2013 | 10,374 | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 8,670 | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 8,625 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 7,843 | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 7,272 | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 4,816 | -33.8% |
| 2019 | 5,978 | +24.1% |
| 2020 | 5,737 | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 4,467 | -22.1% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 4,467 is above the median for low income countries, which is 540, 8.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 4,467 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 970, 4.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Ethiopia 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 | +389.7% | 1,295 | 6,342 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,589 | 1,295 | 11,098 | 5 |
| 2010s | 7,865 | 4,816 | 10,374 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,102 | 4,467 | 5,737 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tb patients tested positive for hiv in Ethiopia?
- Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Ethiopia was 4,467 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tb patients tested positive for hiv recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 11,098 in 2009.
- What is the lowest tb patients tested positive for hiv recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,295 in 2006.
- How does Ethiopia rank for tb patients tested positive for hiv?
- Ethiopia ranks 18th out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tb patients tested positive for hiv rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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