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

40 per 100,000 people, with Somalia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau 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.

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

Guinea-Bissau

196 per 100,000 people

in 2011

Somalia

236 per 100,000 people

in 2011

Guinea-Bissau rank

22nd

Somalia rank

19th

Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound over time

Guinea-Bissau
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 236 per 100,000 people against 196 per 100,000 people in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 40 per 100,000 people.

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

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

Guinea-Bissau ranks 22nd and Somalia ranks 19th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	134.7 per 100,000 people	215.6 per 100,000 people	80.9 per 100,000 people	Somalia
2000s	171.5 per 100,000 people	233.1 per 100,000 people	61.6 per 100,000 people	Somalia
2010s	194 per 100,000 people	236 per 100,000 people	42 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, Guinea-Bissau or Somalia?: Somalia, at 236 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 Guinea-Bissau and Somalia?: 40 per 100,000 people, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Somalia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Somalia rank globally for incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 22nd 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.