Tested TB patients HIV-positive in South Africa
South Africa: Tested TB patients HIV-positive was 71.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tested TB patients HIV-positive in South Africa, 2003–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, tested tb patients hiv-positive in South Africa stood at 71.0%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 31.5% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tested tb patients hiv-positive in South Africa peaked at 71.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 2003.
That places South Africa 5th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Tested TB patients HIV-positive in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 35.0% | — |
| 2004 | 71.0% | +102.9% |
| 2005 | 52.0% | -26.8% |
| 2006 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | +20.8% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 58.0% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 65.0% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 62.0% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 57.0% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 59.0% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 60.0% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 71.0% | +22.4% |
| 2021 | 57.0% | -19.7% |
| 2022 | 54.0% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 71.0% | +31.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.1% | 35.0% | 71.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 60.5% | 57.0% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.4% | 54.0% | 71.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 6 Eswatini 66.0% compare
- 7 Equatorial Guinea 53.0% compare
- 8 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 50.0% compare
More health data for South Africa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1386 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,152 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,333 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0197 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 0.6835 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.015 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tested tb patients hiv-positive in South Africa?
- Tested tb patients hiv-positive in South Africa was 71.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest tested tb patients hiv-positive recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest tested tb patients hiv-positive recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 2003.
- How does South Africa rank for tested tb patients hiv-positive?
- South Africa ranks 5th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tested tb patients hiv-positive rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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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