What is the difference in rate of new tuberculosis cases between Uganda and Zimbabwe?

6 cases per 100,000 people, with Zimbabwe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Zimbabwe?

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.

Uganda vs Zimbabwe: Rate of new tuberculosis cases

Uganda

197 cases per 100,000 people

in 2024

Zimbabwe

203 cases per 100,000 people

in 2024

Uganda rank

36th

Zimbabwe rank

33rd

Rate of new tuberculosis cases over time

Uganda
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 203 cases per 100,000 people against 197 cases per 100,000 people in Uganda, a difference of 6 cases per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Uganda ranks 36th and Zimbabwe ranks 33rd of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Uganda	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	239.8 cases per 100,000 people	567.6 cases per 100,000 people	327.8 cases per 100,000 people	Zimbabwe
2010s	203.1 cases per 100,000 people	284.2 cases per 100,000 people	81.1 cases per 100,000 people	Zimbabwe
2020s	198.2 cases per 100,000 people	201.6 cases per 100,000 people	3.4 cases per 100,000 people	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rate of new tuberculosis cases, Uganda or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 203 cases per 100,000 people against 197 cases per 100,000 people in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in rate of new tuberculosis cases between Uganda and Zimbabwe?: 6 cases per 100,000 people, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Zimbabwe?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Uganda and Zimbabwe rank globally for rate of new tuberculosis cases?: Uganda ranks 36th and Zimbabwe ranks 33rd 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.