Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Lesotho
Lesotho: Tb patients tested positive for hiv was 2,397 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Lesotho, 2005–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 2,397 for tb patients tested positive for hiv in 2021.
That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and down 71.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tb patients tested positive for hiv in Lesotho peaked at 8,519 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 127, in 2005.
Lesotho ranks 26th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 127 | — |
| 2006 | 1,228 | +866.9% |
| 2007 | 4,974 | +305.0% |
| 2008 | 6,830 | +37.3% |
| 2009 | 8,084 | +18.4% |
| 2010 | 8,459 | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 8,519 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 7,996 | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 7,683 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 6,600 | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 5,258 | -20.3% |
| 2016 | 4,976 | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 4,690 | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 4,560 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 4,187 | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 2,602 | -37.9% |
| 2021 | 2,397 | -7.9% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 2,397 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 324, 7.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 2,397 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 970, 2.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Lesotho 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 | +866.9% | 127 | 1,228 |
| 2007 | +305.0% | 1,228 | 4,974 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,249 | 127 | 8,084 | 5 |
| 2010s | 6,293 | 4,187 | 8,519 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,500 | 2,397 | 2,602 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 23 Central African Republic 2,940 compare
- 24 Cote d'Ivoire 2,733 compare
- 25 Sierra Leone 2,543 compare
- 27 Mexico 2,171 compare
- 28 South Sudan 2,090 compare
- 29 Namibia 1,985 compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.8108 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0548 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7473 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0557 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tb patients tested positive for hiv in Lesotho?
- Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Lesotho was 2,397 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tb patients tested positive for hiv recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 8,519 in 2011.
- What is the lowest tb patients tested positive for hiv recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 127 in 2005.
- How does Lesotho rank for tb patients tested positive for hiv?
- Lesotho ranks 26th out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tb patients tested positive for hiv rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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