Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Rwanda
Rwanda: Tb patients tested positive for hiv was 819 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Rwanda, 2002–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, tb patients tested positive for hiv in Rwanda stood at 819.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.0% on the previous year and down 55.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tb patients tested positive for hiv in Rwanda peaked at 2,673 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 100, in 2002.
Rwanda ranks 43rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 100 | — |
| 2005 | 2,276 | +2176.0% |
| 2006 | 2,561 | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 2,673 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 2,560 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 2,529 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 2,199 | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 1,855 | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 1,601 | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 1,447 | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 1,497 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 1,450 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 1,213 | -16.3% |
| 2017 | 1,207 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1,192 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 1,180 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1,064 | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 819 | -23.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 819 is above the median for low income countries, which is 540, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 819 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 970, 84% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Rwanda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +2176.0% | 100 | 2,276 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,116 | 100 | 2,673 | 6 |
| 2010s | 1,484 | 1,180 | 2,199 | 10 |
| 2020s | 941.5 | 819 | 1,064 | 2 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9441 % 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 0.065 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9697 % 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 0.0663 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tb patients tested positive for hiv in Rwanda?
- Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Rwanda was 819 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tb patients tested positive for hiv recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 2,673 in 2007.
- What is the lowest tb patients tested positive for hiv recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 2002.
- How does Rwanda rank for tb patients tested positive for hiv?
- Rwanda ranks 43rd out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tb patients tested positive for hiv rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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