What is the difference in tuberculosis death rate between Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe?

2.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe?

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 death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gambia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Tuberculosis death rate

Gambia

68.52 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Sao Tome and Principe

70.53 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Gambia rank

32nd

Sao Tome and Principe rank

31st

Tuberculosis death rate over time

Gambia
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 70.53 deaths per 100,000 people against 68.52 deaths per 100,000 people in Gambia, a difference of 2.01 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 32nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 31st of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	73.78 deaths per 100,000 people	46.04 deaths per 100,000 people	27.74 deaths per 100,000 people	Gambia
2010s	66.97 deaths per 100,000 people	54.76 deaths per 100,000 people	12.21 deaths per 100,000 people	Gambia
2020s	67.84 deaths per 100,000 people	67.24 deaths per 100,000 people	0.5979 deaths per 100,000 people	Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tuberculosis death rate, Gambia or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 70.53 deaths per 100,000 people against 68.52 deaths per 100,000 people in Gambia as of 2021.
What is the difference in tuberculosis death rate between Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 2.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for tuberculosis death rate?: Gambia ranks 32nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 31st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tuberculosis death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Tuberculosis death rate
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
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 age-standardized deaths from tuberculosis in both sexes, per 100,000 people.