Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Liberia
Liberia: Tb patients tested positive for hiv was 775 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Liberia, 2003–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 775 for tb patients tested positive for hiv in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 70.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tb patients tested positive for hiv in Liberia peaked at 1,035 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2003.
Liberia ranks 45th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3 | — |
| 2005 | 14 | +366.7% |
| 2006 | 101 | +621.4% |
| 2008 | 64 | -36.6% |
| 2009 | 72 | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 283 | +293.1% |
| 2011 | 454 | +60.4% |
| 2012 | 530 | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 815 | +53.8% |
| 2014 | 402 | -50.7% |
| 2015 | 548 | +36.3% |
| 2016 | 829 | +51.3% |
| 2017 | 827 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,035 | +25.2% |
| 2019 | 922 | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 765 | -17.0% |
| 2021 | 775 | +1.3% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 775 is above the median for low income countries, which is 540, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 775 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 970, 80% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Liberia 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 | +621.4% | 14 | 101 |
| 2005 | +366.7% | 3 | 14 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.8 | 3 | 101 | 5 |
| 2010s | 664.5 | 283 | 1,035 | 10 |
| 2020s | 770 | 765 | 775 | 2 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.13 % 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 0.068 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.13 % 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 0.0699 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tb patients tested positive for hiv in Liberia?
- Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Liberia was 775 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tb patients tested positive for hiv recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,035 in 2018.
- What is the lowest tb patients tested positive for hiv recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2003.
- How does Liberia rank for tb patients tested positive for hiv?
- Liberia ranks 45th out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tb patients tested positive for hiv rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia 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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