Tested TB patients HIV-positive (%) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Tested TB patients HIV-positive was 0.5% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Tested TB patients HIV-positive in Kuwait, 2003–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.5% for tested tb patients hiv-positive in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 44.9% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tested tb patients hiv-positive in Kuwait peaked at 1.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2008.
Kuwait ranks 152nd of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tested TB patients HIV-positive in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.7% | — |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -49.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +61.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -46.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -25.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +87.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -27.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +158.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -68.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +220.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -66.2% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +418.5% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -28.6% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +40.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -54.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +39.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -44.9% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.6%, 11% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.2%, 41% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tested TB patients HIV-positive in Kuwait 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +418.5% | 0.3% | 1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 1.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More health data for Kuwait
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9259 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 287.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 107 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9273 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6875 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tested tb patients hiv-positive in Kuwait?
- Tested tb patients hiv-positive in Kuwait was 0.5% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest tested tb patients hiv-positive recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest tested tb patients hiv-positive recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2008.
- How does Kuwait rank for tested tb patients hiv-positive?
- Kuwait ranks 152nd out of 166 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tested tb patients hiv-positive rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Tested TB patients HIV-positive (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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