Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Ghana
Ghana: Tb patients tested positive for hiv was 1,820 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1,820
Change on year
down 14.1%
World rank
31st
of 196 countries
All-time high
2,907
in 2011
All-time low
120
in 2004
Years of data
19
2003–2021
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 196 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% |
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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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 986.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,361 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0379 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5006 units per person (2025)
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 196 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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