Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Uganda
Uganda: Tb patients tested positive for hiv was 23,692 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
23,692
Change on year
up 18.0%
World rank
4th
of 201 countries
All-time high
25,810
in 2019
All-time low
6,838
in 2006
Years of data
17
2005–2021
Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Uganda, 2005–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 23,692 for tb patients tested positive for hiv in 2021.
That represents a change of up 18.0% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tb patients tested positive for hiv in Uganda peaked at 25,810 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6,838, in 2006.
Uganda ranks 4th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7,523 | — |
| 2006 | 6,838 | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 9,687 | +41.7% |
| 2008 | 16,432 | +69.6% |
| 2009 | 17,131 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 19,836 | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 20,725 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 20,376 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 20,648 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 19,612 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 17,642 | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 18,225 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 18,335 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 22,085 | +20.5% |
| 2019 | 25,810 | +16.9% |
| 2020 | 20,075 | -22.2% |
| 2021 | 23,692 | +18.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 23,692 is above the median for low income countries, which is 540, 43.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 23,692 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 970, 24.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11,522 | 6,838 | 17,131 | 5 |
| 2010s | 20,329 | 17,642 | 25,810 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,884 | 20,075 | 23,692 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tb patients tested positive for hiv in Uganda?
- Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Uganda was 23,692 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tb patients tested positive for hiv recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 25,810 in 2019.
- What is the lowest tb patients tested positive for hiv recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,838 in 2006.
- How does Uganda rank for tb patients tested positive for hiv?
- Uganda ranks 4th out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tb patients tested positive for hiv rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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