Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV in Uganda
Uganda: Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV was 33.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV in Uganda, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 33.0% for share of tuberculosis patients with hiv in 2024.
That represents a change of down 10.8% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of tuberculosis patients with hiv in Uganda peaked at 66.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 2021.
That places Uganda 8th 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.0% | — |
| 2001 | 60.0% | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 55.0% | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 52.0% | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 50.0% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 51.0% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 59.0% | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 56.0% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 54.0% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 53.0% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 50.0% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 48.0% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 45.0% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 42.0% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 43.0% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 40.0% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 39.0% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 33.0% | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 32.0% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 33.0% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 37.0% | +12.1% |
| 2024 | 33.0% | -10.8% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 33.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 6.5%, 5.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 33.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.0%, 2.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.4% | 50.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 39.0% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 32.0% | 37.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 111 (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 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0787 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % 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 Uganda?
- Share of tuberculosis patients with hiv in Uganda was 33.0% 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of tuberculosis patients with hiv recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 2021.
- How does Uganda rank for share of tuberculosis patients with hiv?
- Uganda ranks 8th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of tuberculosis patients with hiv rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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.