Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Kenya
Kenya: Tb patients tested positive for hiv was 17,635 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Kenya, 2004–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, tb patients tested positive for hiv in Kenya stood at 17,635.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tb patients tested positive for hiv in Kenya peaked at 43,954 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8,954, in 2005.
That places Kenya 5th out of 201 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 12,000 | — |
| 2005 | 8,954 | -25.4% |
| 2006 | 36,136 | +303.6% |
| 2007 | 43,954 | +21.6% |
| 2008 | 41,174 | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 42,294 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 40,069 | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 38,175 | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 35,716 | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 31,761 | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 30,002 | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 26,288 | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 22,911 | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 22,992 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 24,950 | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 21,676 | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 17,675 | -18.5% |
| 2021 | 17,635 | -0.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 17,635 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 324, 54.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 17,635 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 970, 18.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Kenya 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 | +303.6% | 8,954 | 36,136 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30,752 | 8,954 | 43,954 | 6 |
| 2010s | 29,454 | 21,676 | 40,069 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,655 | 17,635 | 17,675 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tb patients tested positive for hiv in Kenya?
- Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Kenya was 17,635 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tb patients tested positive for hiv recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 43,954 in 2007.
- What is the lowest tb patients tested positive for hiv recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,954 in 2005.
- How does Kenya rank for tb patients tested positive for hiv?
- Kenya ranks 5th out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tb patients tested positive for hiv rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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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