Tested TB patients HIV-positive (%) in Namibia
Namibia: Tested TB patients HIV-positive was 28.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
28.0%
Change on year
down 12.5%
World rank
16th
of 166 countries
All-time high
72.0%
in 2004
All-time low
28.0%
in 2024
Years of data
22
2003–2024
Tested TB patients HIV-positive in Namibia, 2003–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 28.0% for tested tb patients hiv-positive in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tested tb patients hiv-positive in Namibia peaked at 72.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 2024.
Namibia ranks 16th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Tested TB patients HIV-positive in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 67.0% | — |
| 2004 | 72.0% | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 58.0% | -19.4% |
| 2006 | 67.0% | +15.5% |
| 2007 | 59.0% | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 62.0% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 58.0% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 55.0% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 50.0% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 47.0% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 45.0% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 44.0% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 40.0% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 38.0% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 36.0% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 35.0% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 32.0% | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 31.0% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 30.0% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 32.0% | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 28.0% | -12.5% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 28.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.2%, 5.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 28.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.0%, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.3% | 58.0% | 72.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 42.2% | 32.0% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 28.0% | 32.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More health data for Namibia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,046 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 561 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (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 0.0644 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.56 % 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 Namibia?
- Tested tb patients hiv-positive in Namibia was 28.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest tested tb patients hiv-positive recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest tested tb patients hiv-positive recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for tested tb patients hiv-positive?
- Namibia ranks 16th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tested tb patients hiv-positive rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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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