Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Zambia

Zambia: Tb patients tested positive for hiv was 16,272 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
16,272
Change on year
up 9.0%
World rank
6th
of 196 countries
All-time high
26,737
in 2011
All-time low
501
in 2004
Years of data
18
2004–2021

Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Zambia, 2004–2021

010.0k20.0k30.0k2004201220212004: 5012005: 6142006: 3.5k2007: 16.2k2008: 20.8k2009: 23.6k2010: 26.6k2011: 26.7k2012: 24.3k2013: 25.5k2014: 24.2k2015: 21.0k2016: 21.7k2017: 20.4k2018: 20.2k2019: 16.4k2020: 14.9k2021: 16.3k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Zambia recorded 16,272 for tb patients tested positive for hiv in 2021.

That represents a change of up 9.0% on the previous year and down 39.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tb patients tested positive for hiv in Zambia peaked at 26,737 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 501, in 2004.

Zambia ranks 6th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Zambia, 2004 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2004 501
2005 614 +22.6%
2006 3,514 +472.3%
2007 16,240 +362.2%
2008 20,839 +28.3%
2009 23,584 +13.2%
2010 26,571 +12.7%
2011 26,737 +0.6%
2012 24,304 -9.1%
2013 25,476 +4.8%
2014 24,198 -5.0%
2015 20,967 -13.4%
2016 21,655 +3.3%
2017 20,362 -6.0%
2018 20,202 -0.8%
2019 16,424 -18.7%
2020 14,925 -9.1%
2021 16,272 +9.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10,882 501 23,584 6
2010s 22,690 16,424 26,737 10
2020s 15,598 14,925 16,272 2

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 3 Mozambique 24,296 compare
  2. 4 Uganda 23,692 compare
  3. 5 Kenya 17,635 compare
  4. 7 Tanzania, United Republic of 15,321 compare
  5. 8 Russian Federation 14,132 compare
  6. 9 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 13,373 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tb patients tested positive for hiv in Zambia?
Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Zambia was 16,272 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest tb patients tested positive for hiv recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 26,737 in 2011.
What is the lowest tb patients tested positive for hiv recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 501 in 2004.
How does Zambia rank for tb patients tested positive for hiv?
Zambia ranks 6th out of 196 countries with data for 2021.
Is tb patients tested positive for hiv rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zambia 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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Tb patients tested positive for hiv
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 3,275 data points, 1999–2021
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