What is the difference in rate of new tuberculosis cases between Afghanistan and Kenya?

4 cases per 100,000 people, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kenya?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Rate of new tuberculosis cases. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Kenya: Rate of new tuberculosis cases

Afghanistan

203 cases per 100,000 people

in 2024

Kenya

207 cases per 100,000 people

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

33rd

Kenya rank

31st

Rate of new tuberculosis cases over time

Afghanistan
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 207 cases per 100,000 people against 203 cases per 100,000 people in Afghanistan, a difference of 4 cases per 100,000 people.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 33rd and Kenya ranks 31st of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
2000s	214.7 cases per 100,000 people	575.2 cases per 100,000 people	360.5 cases per 100,000 people	Kenya
2010s	204.5 cases per 100,000 people	398 cases per 100,000 people	193.5 cases per 100,000 people	Kenya
2020s	204.8 cases per 100,000 people	230.8 cases per 100,000 people	26 cases per 100,000 people	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rate of new tuberculosis cases, Afghanistan or Kenya?: Kenya, at 207 cases per 100,000 people against 203 cases per 100,000 people in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in rate of new tuberculosis cases between Afghanistan and Kenya?: 4 cases per 100,000 people, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kenya?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Kenya rank globally for rate of new tuberculosis cases?: Afghanistan ranks 33rd and Kenya ranks 31st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Rate of new tuberculosis cases. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rate of new tuberculosis cases
Unit: cases per 100,000 people
Source: WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 5,317 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of new cases of tuberculosis per 100,000 people.