Ghana vs Sao Tome and Principe: Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound
Ghana
69 per 100,000 people
in 2011
Sao Tome and Principe
78 per 100,000 people
in 2011
Ghana rank
40th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
39th
Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound over time
- Ghana
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 78 per 100,000 people against 69 per 100,000 people in Ghana, a difference of 9 per 100,000 people.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Ghana ranks 40th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 39th of 53 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88 per 100,000 people | 95.2 per 100,000 people | 7.2 per 100,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 89.1 per 100,000 people | 87.3 per 100,000 people | 1.8 per 100,000 people | Ghana |
| 2010s | 72 per 100,000 people | 78.5 per 100,000 people | 6.5 per 100,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound, Ghana or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 78 per 100,000 people against 69 per 100,000 people in Ghana as of 2011.
- What is the difference in incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound between Ghana and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 9 per 100,000 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
- How do Ghana and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound?
- Ghana ranks 40th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 39th 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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About this data
Incidence of tuberculosis is the estimated number of new pulmonary, smear positive, and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis cases.