Which has higher tuberculosis deaths, Ethiopia or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 26,080 deaths against 20,837 deaths in Ethiopia as of 2021.

What is the difference in tuberculosis deaths between Ethiopia and Tanzania, United Republic of?

5,243 deaths, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Tanzania, United Republic of?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tuberculosis deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Tuberculosis deaths

Ethiopia

20,837 deaths

in 2021

Tanzania, United Republic of

26,080 deaths

in 2021

Ethiopia rank

14th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

12th

Tuberculosis deaths over time

Ethiopia
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 26,080 deaths against 20,837 deaths in Ethiopia, a difference of 5,243 deaths.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.3 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 14th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 12th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
2000s	79,557 deaths	56,720 deaths	22,837 deaths	Ethiopia
2010s	36,332 deaths	51,485 deaths	15,153 deaths	Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s	22,005 deaths	28,022 deaths	6,017 deaths	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tuberculosis deaths, Ethiopia or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 26,080 deaths against 20,837 deaths in Ethiopia as of 2021.
What is the difference in tuberculosis deaths between Ethiopia and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 5,243 deaths, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Ethiopia and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for tuberculosis deaths?: Ethiopia ranks 14th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 12th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tuberculosis deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Tuberculosis deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from tuberculosis in both sexes.