How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Somalia?

22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.

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.

Kenya vs Somalia: Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound

Kenya

300 per 100,000 people

in 2011

Somalia

340 per 100,000 people

in 2011

Kenya rank

21st

Somalia rank

18th

Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound over time

Kenya
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 340 per 100,000 people against 300 per 100,000 people in Kenya, a difference of 40 per 100,000 people.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Somalia ahead.

Kenya ranks 21st and Somalia ranks 18th of 53 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	193.4 per 100,000 people	366 per 100,000 people	172.6 per 100,000 people	Somalia
2000s	353.8 per 100,000 people	342.8 per 100,000 people	11 per 100,000 people	Kenya
2010s	305.5 per 100,000 people	340 per 100,000 people	34.5 per 100,000 people	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound, Kenya or Somalia?: Somalia, at 340 per 100,000 people against 300 per 100,000 people in Kenya as of 2011.
What is the difference in incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound between Kenya and Somalia?: 40 per 100,000 people, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Somalia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Kenya and Somalia rank globally for incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound?: Kenya ranks 21st and Somalia ranks 18th 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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Indicator: Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound (per 100,000 people)
Unit: per 100,000 people
Source: World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Control Report
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 53 places, 1,166 data points, 1990–2011
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Incidence of tuberculosis is the estimated number of new pulmonary, smear positive, and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis cases.