Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Lesotho
Lesotho: Tb patients tested positive for hiv was 2,397 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
2,397
Change on year
down 7.9%
World rank
26th
of 201 countries
All-time high
8,519
in 2011
All-time low
127
in 2005
Years of data
17
2005–2021
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.
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
- 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
More health data for Lesotho
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 382 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,227 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 27,969 (2025)
- Population, male 48.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 751,340 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 805,943 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 26,809 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 27,201 (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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