Tested TB patients HIV-positive (%) in Libya
Libya: Tested TB patients HIV-positive was 1.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tested TB patients HIV-positive in Libya, 2003–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, tested tb patients hiv-positive in Libya stood at 1.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.7% on the previous year and down 74.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tested tb patients hiv-positive in Libya peaked at 100.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2020.
That places Libya 139th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 14.0% | — |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +614.3% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | -82.0% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | -15.0% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | -15.3% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | -45.8% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | +20.5% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -53.2% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +18.2% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -53.8% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -45.8% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +84.6% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | +200.0% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -66.7% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 1.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.6%, 16% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Libya's 1.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.2%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tested TB patients HIV-positive in Libya 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 | +614.3% | 14.0% | 100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.8% | 14.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 1.2% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 0.7% | 3.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More health data for Libya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,084 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 133 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % 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 0.0404 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.77 % 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 Libya?
- Tested tb patients hiv-positive in Libya was 1.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest tested tb patients hiv-positive recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest tested tb patients hiv-positive recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
- How does Libya rank for tested tb patients hiv-positive?
- Libya ranks 139th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tested tb patients hiv-positive rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya 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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