Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Iran
Iran: Tb patients tested positive for hiv was 120 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Iran, 2003–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, tb patients tested positive for hiv in Iran stood at 120.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 58.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tb patients tested positive for hiv in Iran peaked at 351 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 94, in 2003.
Iran ranks 81st of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 94 | — |
| 2006 | 210 | +123.4% |
| 2007 | 181 | -13.8% |
| 2008 | 213 | +17.7% |
| 2009 | 223 | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 254 | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 291 | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 289 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 284 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 272 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 296 | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 351 | +18.6% |
| 2017 | 303 | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 283 | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 254 | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 126 | -50.4% |
| 2021 | 120 | -4.8% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 120 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43, 2.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Iran's 120 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.5, 26.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Iran 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +123.4% | 94 | 210 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 184.2 | 94 | 223 | 5 |
| 2010s | 287.7 | 254 | 351 | 10 |
| 2020s | 123 | 120 | 126 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 78 Belarus 128 compare
- 79 El Salvador 126 compare
- 79 Kyrgyzstan 126 compare
- 82 Tajikistan 118 compare
- 83 Honduras 116 compare
- 84 United Kingdom 115 compare
- 84 Uruguay 115 compare
More health data for Iran
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.38 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.5627 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,070 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0311 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0327 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tb patients tested positive for hiv in Iran?
- Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Iran was 120 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tb patients tested positive for hiv recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 351 in 2016.
- What is the lowest tb patients tested positive for hiv recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 94 in 2003.
- How does Iran rank for tb patients tested positive for hiv?
- Iran ranks 81st out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tb patients tested positive for hiv rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran 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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