Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV in Eritrea
Eritrea: Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV was 2.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV in Eritrea, 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 Eritrea is 2.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of tuberculosis patients with hiv in Eritrea peaked at 33.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2024.
Eritrea ranks 111th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.0% | — |
| 2001 | 24.0% | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 20.0% | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 17.0% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 33.0% | +106.2% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | -54.5% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | +28.6% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | -63.3% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | -11.5% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | -26.7% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -31.6% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +15.4% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 2.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 6.5%, 37% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 2.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.0%, 20% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV in Eritrea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +106.2% | 16.0% | 33.0% |
| 2013 | -63.3% | 18.0% | 6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.3% | 15.0% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 3.9% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.4% | 3.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More health data for Eritrea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 821.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 425 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0652 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of tuberculosis patients with hiv in Eritrea?
- Share of tuberculosis patients with hiv in Eritrea was 2.4% 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of tuberculosis patients with hiv recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2024.
- How does Eritrea rank for share of tuberculosis patients with hiv?
- Eritrea ranks 111th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of tuberculosis patients with hiv rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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About this data
The estimated share of people with tuberculosis who also have HIV.