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

36 per 100,000 people, with Somalia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon 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, low uncertainty bound (per 100,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Somalia: Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound

Cameroon

200 per 100,000 people

in 2011

Somalia

236 per 100,000 people

in 2011

Cameroon rank

21st

Somalia rank

19th

Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound over time

Cameroon
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 236 per 100,000 people against 200 per 100,000 people in Cameroon, a difference of 36 per 100,000 people.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.

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

Cameroon ranks 21st and Somalia ranks 19th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	162.6 per 100,000 people	215.6 per 100,000 people	53 per 100,000 people	Somalia
2000s	250.6 per 100,000 people	233.1 per 100,000 people	17.5 per 100,000 people	Cameroon
2010s	213 per 100,000 people	236 per 100,000 people	23 per 100,000 people	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound, Cameroon or Somalia?: Somalia, at 236 per 100,000 people against 200 per 100,000 people in Cameroon as of 2011.
What is the difference in incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound between Cameroon and Somalia?: 36 per 100,000 people, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Somalia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Cameroon and Somalia rank globally for incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound?: Cameroon ranks 21st and Somalia ranks 19th 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.