Kenya vs Zambia: Tuberculosis case detection rate
Kenya
81.0%
in 2024
Zambia
81.0%
in 2024
Kenya rank
75th
Zambia rank
75th
Tuberculosis case detection rate over time
- Kenya
- Zambia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 81.0% against 81.0% in Zambia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zambia ahead.
Kenya ranks 75th and Zambia ranks 75th of 207 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.6% | 68.8% | 23.2% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 59.5% | 9.9% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 68.6% | 82.8% | 14.2% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tuberculosis case detection rate, Kenya or Zambia?
- Kenya, at 81.0% against 81.0% in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tuberculosis case detection rate between Kenya and Zambia?
- 0.0%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zambia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Zambia rank globally for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Kenya ranks 75th and Zambia ranks 75th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Tuberculosis case detection rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of new and relapse tuberculosis cases diagnosed and treated in national TB control programmes and notified to WHO, divided by WHO's estimate of the number of incident TB cases for the same year.