Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV in Libya
Libya: Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV was 11 patients in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV in Libya, 2003–2021
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in patients.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv in Libya is 11 patients, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 91.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv in Libya peaked at 212 patients in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11 patients, in 2020.
That places Libya 125th out of 201 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV in Libya, year by year
| Year | patients | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 55 patients | — |
| 2007 | 116 patients | +110.9% |
| 2008 | 174 patients | +50.0% |
| 2009 | 144 patients | -17.2% |
| 2010 | 212 patients | +47.2% |
| 2011 | 128 patients | -39.6% |
| 2012 | 111 patients | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 52 patients | -53.2% |
| 2014 | 54 patients | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 21 patients | -61.1% |
| 2016 | 25 patients | +19.0% |
| 2017 | 35 patients | +40.0% |
| 2018 | 22 patients | -37.1% |
| 2019 | 24 patients | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 11 patients | -54.2% |
| 2021 | 11 patients | +0.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 11 patients is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43 patients, 26% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Libya's 11 patients is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.5 patients, 2.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 122.25 patients | 55 patients | 174 patients | 4 |
| 2010s | 68.4 patients | 21 patients | 212 patients | 10 |
| 2020s | 11 patients | 11 patients | 11 patients | 2 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More health data for Libya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,084 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 133 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0404 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv in Libya?
- Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv in Libya was 11 patients in 2021, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 212 patients in 2010.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 patients in 2020.
- How does Libya rank for tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv?
- Libya ranks 125th out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of tuberculosis (new and relapsed) patients that tested positive for HIV.