Mortality in patients with CD4 count <100 cells/μl, WHO stage III and IV, and the presence of tuberculosis at ART initiation was 47.66 (95% CI: 41.65–54.55), 60.40(95% CI: 51.02–71.50) and 54.61(95% CI: 46.01–64.80) per 100 person years, respectively. Here, CD4 is linked to tuberculosis.