Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV in Namibia
Namibia: Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV was 1,985 patients in 2021. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV in Namibia, 2002–2021
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
Namibia recorded 1,985 patients for tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv in Namibia peaked at 5,718 patients in 2008 and was at its lowest, 802 patients, in 2002.
That places Namibia 29th out of 201 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV in Namibia, year by year
| Year | patients | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 802 patients | — |
| 2003 | 1,234 patients | +53.9% |
| 2004 | 1,152 patients | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 1,465 patients | +27.2% |
| 2006 | 3,117 patients | +112.8% |
| 2007 | 4,803 patients | +54.1% |
| 2008 | 5,718 patients | +19.1% |
| 2009 | 5,676 patients | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 5,227 patients | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 4,990 patients | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 4,688 patients | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 4,343 patients | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 3,994 patients | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 3,796 patients | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 3,410 patients | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 3,139 patients | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 2,768 patients | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 2,401 patients | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 1,989 patients | -17.2% |
| 2021 | 1,985 patients | -0.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 1,985 patients is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 324 patients, 6.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 1,985 patients is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 970 patients, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV in Namibia 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 | +112.8% | 1,465 patients | 3,117 patients |
| 2003 | +53.9% | 802 patients | 1,234 patients |
| 2007 | +54.1% | 3,117 patients | 4,803 patients |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,996 patients | 802 patients | 5,718 patients | 8 |
| 2010s | 3,876 patients | 2,401 patients | 5,227 patients | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,987 patients | 1,985 patients | 1,989 patients | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv in Namibia?
- Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv in Namibia was 1,985 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 5,718 patients in 2008.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 802 patients in 2002.
- How does Namibia rank for tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv?
- Namibia ranks 29th out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.