Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Tb patients tested positive for hiv was 30 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Hong Kong, 2003–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, tb patients tested positive for hiv in Hong Kong stood at 30.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tb patients tested positive for hiv in Hong Kong peaked at 48 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2003.
That places Hong Kong 102nd 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.
Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2 | — |
| 2004 | 10 | +400.0% |
| 2005 | 35 | +250.0% |
| 2006 | 33 | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 41 | +24.2% |
| 2008 | 48 | +17.1% |
| 2009 | 38 | -20.8% |
| 2010 | 24 | -36.8% |
| 2011 | 28 | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 19 | -32.1% |
| 2013 | 21 | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 23 | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 21 | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 28 | +33.3% |
| 2017 | 31 | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 27 | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 37 | +37.0% |
| 2020 | 15 | -59.5% |
| 2021 | 30 | +100.0% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 30 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.5, 8.6× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 30 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.5, 8.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Hong Kong 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +400.0% | 2 | 10 |
| 2005 | +250.0% | 10 | 35 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.57 | 2 | 48 | 7 |
| 2010s | 25.9 | 19 | 37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.5 | 15 | 30 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tb patients tested positive for hiv in Hong Kong?
- Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Hong Kong was 30 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tb patients tested positive for hiv recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 48 in 2008.
- What is the lowest tb patients tested positive for hiv recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2003.
- How does Hong Kong rank for tb patients tested positive for hiv?
- Hong Kong ranks 102nd out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tb patients tested positive for hiv rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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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