Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Namibia
Namibia: Tb patients tested positive for hiv was 1,985 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Namibia, 2002–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 1,985 for tb patients 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, tb patients tested positive for hiv in Namibia peaked at 5,718 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 802, 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.
Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 802 | — |
| 2003 | 1,234 | +53.9% |
| 2004 | 1,152 | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 1,465 | +27.2% |
| 2006 | 3,117 | +112.8% |
| 2007 | 4,803 | +54.1% |
| 2008 | 5,718 | +19.1% |
| 2009 | 5,676 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 5,227 | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 4,990 | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 4,688 | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 4,343 | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 3,994 | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 3,796 | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 3,410 | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 3,139 | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 2,768 | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 2,401 | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 1,989 | -17.2% |
| 2021 | 1,985 | -0.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 1,985 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 324, 6.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 1,985 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 970, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tb patients 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 | 3,117 |
| 2003 | +53.9% | 802 | 1,234 |
| 2007 | +54.1% | 3,117 | 4,803 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,996 | 802 | 5,718 | 8 |
| 2010s | 3,876 | 2,401 | 5,227 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,987 | 1,985 | 1,989 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tb patients tested positive for hiv in Namibia?
- Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Namibia was 1,985 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tb patients tested positive for hiv recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 5,718 in 2008.
- What is the lowest tb patients tested positive for hiv recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 802 in 2002.
- How does Namibia rank for tb patients tested positive for hiv?
- Namibia ranks 29th out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tb patients 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 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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