Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Ghana
Ghana: Tb patients tested positive for hiv was 1,820 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Ghana, 2003–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, tb patients tested positive for hiv in Ghana stood at 1,820.
That represents a change of down 14.1% on the previous year and down 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tb patients tested positive for hiv in Ghana peaked at 2,907 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 120, in 2004.
Ghana ranks 31st of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 360 | — |
| 2004 | 120 | -66.7% |
| 2005 | 340 | +183.3% |
| 2006 | 711 | +109.1% |
| 2007 | 1,621 | +128.0% |
| 2008 | 1,630 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 2,218 | +36.1% |
| 2010 | 2,676 | +20.6% |
| 2011 | 2,907 | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 2,812 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 2,737 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 2,858 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 2,662 | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 2,838 | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 2,759 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 2,509 | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 2,620 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 2,118 | -19.2% |
| 2021 | 1,820 | -14.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1,820 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 324, 5.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1,820 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 970, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Ghana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +183.3% | 120 | 340 |
| 2007 | +128.0% | 711 | 1,621 |
| 2006 | +109.1% | 340 | 711 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,000 | 120 | 2,218 | 7 |
| 2010s | 2,738 | 2,509 | 2,907 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,969 | 1,820 | 2,118 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tb patients tested positive for hiv in Ghana?
- Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Ghana was 1,820 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tb patients tested positive for hiv recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2,907 in 2011.
- What is the lowest tb patients tested positive for hiv recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 120 in 2004.
- How does Ghana rank for tb patients tested positive for hiv?
- Ghana ranks 31st out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tb patients tested positive for hiv rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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