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.
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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More health data for Namibia
- Number of infants who die before age 1 561 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,046 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 38,318 (2025)
- Population, male 48.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 39,598 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 39,301 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 39,107 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 940,047 (2025)
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.