What is the difference in incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound between Cameroon and Ethiopia?

9 per 100,000 people, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ethiopia?

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, low uncertainty bound (per 100,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Ethiopia: Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound

Cameroon

200 per 100,000 people

in 2011

Ethiopia

191 per 100,000 people

in 2011

Cameroon rank

21st

Ethiopia rank

24th

Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound over time

Cameroon
Ethiopia

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 200 per 100,000 people against 191 per 100,000 people in Ethiopia, a difference of 9 per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Cameroon ranks 21st and Ethiopia ranks 24th of 53 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	162.6 per 100,000 people	242.1 per 100,000 people	79.5 per 100,000 people	Ethiopia
2000s	250.6 per 100,000 people	213.8 per 100,000 people	36.8 per 100,000 people	Cameroon
2010s	213 per 100,000 people	191 per 100,000 people	22 per 100,000 people	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound, Cameroon or Ethiopia?: Cameroon, at 200 per 100,000 people against 191 per 100,000 people in Ethiopia as of 2011.
What is the difference in incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound between Cameroon and Ethiopia?: 9 per 100,000 people, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ethiopia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Cameroon and Ethiopia rank globally for incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound?: Cameroon ranks 21st and Ethiopia ranks 24th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Control Report, published as Incidence of tuberculosis, low 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, low 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.