What is the difference in incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound between Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?

34 per 100,000 people, with Gambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?

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.

Gambia vs Guinea-Bissau: Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound

Gambia

230 per 100,000 people

in 2011

Guinea-Bissau

196 per 100,000 people

in 2011

Gambia rank

20th

Guinea-Bissau rank

22nd

Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound over time

Gambia
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 230 per 100,000 people against 196 per 100,000 people in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 34 per 100,000 people.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.2 times Guinea-Bissau's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.

Gambia ranks 20th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 22nd of 53 countries.

Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
1990s	154 per 100,000 people	134.7 per 100,000 people	19.3 per 100,000 people	Gambia
2000s	201.4 per 100,000 people	171.5 per 100,000 people	29.9 per 100,000 people	Gambia
2010s	228 per 100,000 people	194 per 100,000 people	34 per 100,000 people	Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound, Gambia or Guinea-Bissau?: Gambia, at 230 per 100,000 people against 196 per 100,000 people in Guinea-Bissau as of 2011.
What is the difference in incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound between Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?: 34 per 100,000 people, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Gambia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound?: Gambia ranks 20th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 22nd 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.