Burkina Faso vs Ghana: Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound
Burkina Faso
66 per 100,000 people
in 2011
Ghana
89 per 100,000 people
in 2011
Burkina Faso rank
46th
Ghana rank
43rd
Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound over time
- Burkina Faso
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 89 per 100,000 people against 66 per 100,000 people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 23 per 100,000 people.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.3 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 46th and Ghana ranks 43rd of 53 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.4 per 100,000 people | 261 per 100,000 people | 165.6 per 100,000 people | Ghana |
| 2000s | 75.3 per 100,000 people | 160.7 per 100,000 people | 85.4 per 100,000 people | Ghana |
| 2010s | 66.5 per 100,000 people | 93 per 100,000 people | 26.5 per 100,000 people | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound, Burkina Faso or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 89 per 100,000 people against 66 per 100,000 people in Burkina Faso as of 2011.
- What is the difference in incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound between Burkina Faso and Ghana?
- 23 per 100,000 people, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ghana?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
- How do Burkina Faso and Ghana rank globally for incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound?
- Burkina Faso ranks 46th and Ghana ranks 43rd of 53 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Control Report, published as Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound (per 100,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Incidence of tuberculosis is the estimated number of new pulmonary, smear positive, and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis cases.