How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya 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.

Kenya vs Somalia: Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound

Kenya

276 per 100,000 people

in 2011

Somalia

236 per 100,000 people

in 2011

Kenya rank

16th

Somalia rank

19th

Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound over time

Kenya
Somalia

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 276 per 100,000 people against 236 per 100,000 people in Somalia, a difference of 40 per 100,000 people.

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

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

Kenya ranks 16th and Somalia ranks 19th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	161.4 per 100,000 people	215.6 per 100,000 people	54.2 per 100,000 people	Somalia
2000s	316.1 per 100,000 people	233.1 per 100,000 people	83 per 100,000 people	Kenya
2010s	281 per 100,000 people	236 per 100,000 people	45 per 100,000 people	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound, Kenya or Somalia?: Kenya, at 276 per 100,000 people against 236 per 100,000 people in Somalia as of 2011.
What is the difference in incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound between Kenya and Somalia?: 40 per 100,000 people, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Somalia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Kenya and Somalia rank globally for incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound?: Kenya ranks 16th 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.