In 2014, an estimated 1.2 million (12%) of the 9.6 million
people who developed TB worldwide were HIV-positive.
The African Region accounted for 74% of these cases.
" The number of people dying from HIV-associated TB
peaked at 570 000 in 2004 and had fallen to 390 000 in
2014 (a 32% decrease).
" Globally, 51% of notified TB patients had a documented
HIV test result in 2014, a small increase from 49% in 2013.
The figure was highest in the African Region, at 79%.
" The number of people living with HIV who were treated
with isoniazid preventive therapy reached 933 000 in
2014, an increase of about 60% compared with 2013. A
large proportion of these people (59%) were in South
Africa.