Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Jamaica

Jamaica: Tb patients tested positive for hiv was 8 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
8
Change on year
up 14.3%
World rank
126th
of 196 countries
All-time high
40
in 2003
All-time low
7
in 2019
Years of data
19
2003–2021

Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Jamaica, 2003–2021

102030402003201220212003: 402004: 262005: 282006: 252007: 192008: 162009: 292010: 302011: 172012: 152013: 162014: 192015: 152016: 282017: 202018: 102019: 72020: 72021: 8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Jamaica recorded 8 for tb patients tested positive for hiv in 2021.

That represents a change of up 14.3% on the previous year and down 52.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tb patients tested positive for hiv in Jamaica peaked at 40 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2019.

That places Jamaica 126th out of 196 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Jamaica, 2003 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2003 40
2004 26 -35.0%
2005 28 +7.7%
2006 25 -10.7%
2007 19 -24.0%
2008 16 -15.8%
2009 29 +81.2%
2010 30 +3.4%
2011 17 -43.3%
2012 15 -11.8%
2013 16 +6.7%
2014 19 +18.8%
2015 15 -21.1%
2016 28 +86.7%
2017 20 -28.6%
2018 10 -50.0%
2019 7 -30.0%
2020 7 +0.0%
2021 8 +14.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 26.14 16 40 7
2010s 17.7 7 30 10
2020s 7.5 7 8 2

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 125 Libya 11 compare
  2. 127 Czechia 7 compare
  3. 128 Norway 6 compare
  4. 129 Bahrain 5 compare
  5. 129 Denmark 5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tb patients tested positive for hiv in Jamaica?
Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Jamaica was 8 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest tb patients tested positive for hiv recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 40 in 2003.
What is the lowest tb patients tested positive for hiv recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2019.
How does Jamaica rank for tb patients tested positive for hiv?
Jamaica ranks 126th out of 196 countries with data for 2021.
Is tb patients tested positive for hiv rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is down 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jamaica 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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Indicator
Tb patients tested positive for hiv
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 3,275 data points, 1999–2021
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