Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV was 5.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of tuberculosis patients with hiv in Democratic Republic of Congo is 5.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.8% on the previous year and down 65.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of tuberculosis patients with hiv in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 36.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2024.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 74th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.0% | — |
| 2001 | 31.0% | -13.9% |
| 2002 | 27.0% | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 24.0% | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 23.0% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 23.0% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 8.6% | -62.6% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 21.0% | +162.5% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | -23.1% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | -29.1% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -15.0% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 5.6% | -13.8% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 5.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 6.5%, 85% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 5.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.0%, 47% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV in Democratic Republic of Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +162.5% | 8.0% | 21.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.4% | 8.0% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 10.0% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 5.6% | 8.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More health data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 821.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 133,650 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 390 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0895 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of tuberculosis patients with hiv in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Share of tuberculosis patients with hiv in Democratic Republic of Congo was 5.6% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of tuberculosis patients with hiv recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 36.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of tuberculosis patients with hiv recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2024.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for share of tuberculosis patients with hiv?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 74th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of tuberculosis patients with hiv rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated share of people with tuberculosis who also have HIV.