Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV in South Africa
South Africa: Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV was 81,770 patients in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV in South Africa, 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
South Africa recorded 81,770 patients for tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv in South Africa peaked at 211,128 patients in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1,798 patients, in 2002.
That places South Africa 1st out of 201 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV in South Africa, year by year
| Year | patients | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1,798 patients | — |
| 2003 | 4,414 patients | +145.5% |
| 2004 | 10,185 patients | +130.7% |
| 2005 | 35,299 patients | +246.6% |
| 2006 | 58,249 patients | +65.0% |
| 2007 | 87,764 patients | +50.7% |
| 2008 | 89,950 patients | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 114,523 patients | +27.3% |
| 2010 | 128,457 patients | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 211,128 patients | +64.4% |
| 2012 | 200,322 patients | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 191,275 patients | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 179,756 patients | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 157,505 patients | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 135,169 patients | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 137,719 patients | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 120,862 patients | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 104,010 patients | -13.9% |
| 2020 | 89,767 patients | -13.7% |
| 2021 | 81,770 patients | -8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50,273 patients | 1,798 patients | 114,523 patients | 8 |
| 2010s | 156,620 patients | 104,010 patients | 211,128 patients | 10 |
| 2020s | 85,768 patients | 81,770 patients | 89,767 patients | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv in South Africa?
- Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv in South Africa was 81,770 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 211,128 patients in 2011.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,798 patients in 2002.
- How does South Africa rank for tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv?
- South Africa ranks 1st out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa 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.