Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV in Kenya
Kenya: Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV was 23.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of tuberculosis patients with hiv in Kenya stood at 23.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of tuberculosis patients with hiv in Kenya peaked at 69.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 2023.
That places Kenya 15th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.0% | — |
| 2001 | 62.0% | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 57.0% | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 54.0% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 52.0% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 48.0% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 45.0% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 44.0% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 41.0% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 39.0% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 38.0% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 37.0% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 36.0% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 33.0% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 31.0% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 29.0% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 27.0% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 26.0% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 24.0% | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 23.0% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 23.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.9%, 4.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 23.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.0%, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.5% | 44.0% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.7% | 26.0% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 23.0% | 26.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 12 Fiji 28.0% compare
- 13 Guinea-Bissau 27.0% compare
- 14 Russia 25.0% compare
- 15 Central African Republic 23.0% compare
- 15 Dominican Republic 23.0% compare
- 15 Mozambique 23.0% compare
More health data for Kenya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6026 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,119 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 16,059 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.0621 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 share of tuberculosis patients with hiv in Kenya?
- Share of tuberculosis patients with hiv in Kenya was 23.0% 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 69.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of tuberculosis patients with hiv recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 2023.
- How does Kenya rank for share of tuberculosis patients with hiv?
- Kenya ranks 15th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of tuberculosis patients with hiv rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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.