Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV was 19.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV in Sao Tome and Principe, 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 Sao Tome and Principe stood at 19.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.7% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of tuberculosis patients with hiv in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 25.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2003.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 23rd of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.0% | — |
| 2001 | 20.0% | -20.0% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | -15.0% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | -85.9% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | +441.7% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | -74.6% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | +293.9% |
| 2007 | 8.6% | -33.8% |
| 2008 | 8.5% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | +52.9% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | +40.0% |
| 2013 | 20.0% | +42.9% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | -27.8% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | +53.8% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | -58.1% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | +123.9% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 15.0% | +50.0% |
| 2024 | 19.0% | +26.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.4% | 2.4% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 10.0% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 6.7% | 19.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of tuberculosis patients with hiv in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Share of tuberculosis patients with hiv in Sao Tome and Principe was 19.0% 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of tuberculosis patients with hiv recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2003.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for share of tuberculosis patients with hiv?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 23rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of tuberculosis patients with hiv rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.