Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV in Kuwait
Kuwait: Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV in Kuwait, 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 Kuwait is 0.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of tuberculosis patients with hiv in Kuwait peaked at 2.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2024.
Kuwait ranks 169th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -31.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +27.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +39.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -49.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +61.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -46.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | +864.3% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -88.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +134.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -44.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.7%. (58 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7%. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV in Kuwait 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 | +864.3% | 0.3% | 2.7% |
| 2022 | +134.2% | 0.4% | 0.9% |
| 2024 | -100.0% | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| 2013 | -88.5% | 2.7% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 166 Mongolia 0.1% compare
- 167 Afghanistan 0.0% compare
- 167 Syria 0.0% compare
- 169 Bahrain 0.0% compare
- 169 Comoros 0.0% compare
- 169 French Polynesia 0.0% compare
- 169 Guam 0.0% compare
- 169 Iraq 0.0% compare
- 169 Maldives 0.0% compare
- 169 Marshall Islands 0.0% compare
- 169 Montenegro 0.0% compare
- 169 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0% compare
- 169 Palestine 0.0%
More health data for Kuwait
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9259 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 287.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 107 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9273 % 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 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6875 % 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 Kuwait?
- Share of tuberculosis patients with hiv in Kuwait was 0.0% 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of tuberculosis patients with hiv recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- How does Kuwait rank for share of tuberculosis patients with hiv?
- Kuwait ranks 169th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of tuberculosis patients with hiv rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.