Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Tb patients tested positive for hiv was 2,543 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Sierra Leone, 2006–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tb patients tested positive for hiv in Sierra Leone is 2,543, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 18.6% on the previous year and up 181.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tb patients tested positive for hiv in Sierra Leone peaked at 2,543 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 174, in 2006.
That places Sierra Leone 25th out of 201 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 174 | — |
| 2007 | 414 | +137.9% |
| 2008 | 920 | +122.2% |
| 2009 | 987 | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 976 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 902 | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 1,343 | +48.9% |
| 2013 | 1,417 | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 1,305 | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 1,573 | +20.5% |
| 2016 | 1,914 | +21.7% |
| 2017 | 1,970 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 2,168 | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 2,294 | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 2,144 | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 2,543 | +18.6% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 2,543 is above the median for low income countries, which is 540, 4.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 2,543 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 970, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Sierra Leone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +137.9% | 174 | 414 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 623.75 | 174 | 987 | 4 |
| 2010s | 1,586 | 902 | 2,294 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,344 | 2,144 | 2,543 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 22 Guinea 3,480 compare
- 23 Central African Republic 2,940 compare
- 24 Cote d'Ivoire 2,733 compare
- 26 Lesotho 2,397 compare
- 27 Mexico 2,171 compare
- 28 South Sudan 2,090 compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,209 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6447 % 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 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6611 % 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 0.0676 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tb patients tested positive for hiv in Sierra Leone?
- Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Sierra Leone was 2,543 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tb patients tested positive for hiv recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 2,543 in 2021.
- What is the lowest tb patients tested positive for hiv recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 174 in 2006.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for tb patients tested positive for hiv?
- Sierra Leone ranks 25th out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tb patients tested positive for hiv rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 181.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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