Sub-Saharan Africa vs East Timor: Tuberculosis death rate (per 100,000 people)

Sub-Saharan Africa
25 per 100,000 people
in 2024
East Timor
78 per 100,000 people
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
3rd
East Timor rank
4th

Tuberculosis death rate (per 100,000 people) over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • East Timor
0100200300400200020122024

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 78 per 100,000 people against 25 per 100,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 53 per 100,000 people.

That makes East Timor's figure about 3.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was East Timor ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd and East Timor ranks 4th of 19 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa East Timor Difference Ahead
2000s 58.38 per 100,000 people 250.25 per 100,000 people 191.88 per 100,000 people East Timor
2010s 46.6 per 100,000 people 78.1 per 100,000 people 31.5 per 100,000 people East Timor
2020s 31 per 100,000 people 53.8 per 100,000 people 22.8 per 100,000 people East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tuberculosis death rate, Sub-Saharan Africa or East Timor?
East Timor, at 78 per 100,000 people against 25 per 100,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in tuberculosis death rate between Sub-Saharan Africa and East Timor?
53 per 100,000 people, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and East Timor?
23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and East Timor rank globally for tuberculosis death rate?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd and East Timor ranks 4th of 19 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report, published as Tuberculosis death rate (per 100,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Tuberculosis death rate (per 100,000 people)
Unit
per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
201 places, 5,002 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Tuberculosis death rate is the estimated number of deaths from tuberculosis among HIV-negative people, expressed as the rate per 100,000 population. Estimates for all years are recalculated as new information becomes available and techniques are refined, so they may differ from those published previously.