Tuberculosis and HIV (2019) - Progress Towards the 2020 Target

Fact Sheets - Released in 2019

Tuberculosis (TB) is the top infectious killer worldwide, claiming around 4400 lives a day. TB also remains the leading cause of death among people living with HIV, causing one in three AIDS-related deaths. In 2017, 1.6 million people died from TB, including around 300,000 people living with HIV. However, TB is also preventable and curable.

The latest estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) show that progress has been made towards the target. Global TB deaths among people living with HIV have fallen by 42% since 2010, from 520,000 down to 300,000 in 2017. However, the estimates also indicate that progress remains uneven and further efforts are needed to address the main challenges, including the need for equity and ensuring that vulnerable groups have access to integrated HIV and TB services.

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Organizations

  • Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)