Cameroon vs Equatorial Guinea: Tuberculosis prevalence rate

Cameroon
299 per 1000,000 population, WHO
in 2011
Equatorial Guinea
267 per 1000,000 population, WHO
in 2011
Cameroon rank
21st
Equatorial Guinea rank
24th

Tuberculosis prevalence rate over time

  • Cameroon
  • Equatorial Guinea
200300400500199020002011

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 299 per 1000,000 population, WHO against 267 per 1000,000 population, WHO in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 32 per 1000,000 population, WHO.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Cameroon ranks 21st and Equatorial Guinea ranks 24th of 53 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Equatorial Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 316.5 per 1000,000 population, WHO 493.4 per 1000,000 population, WHO 176.9 per 1000,000 population, WHO Equatorial Guinea
2000s 383.7 per 1000,000 population, WHO 337.7 per 1000,000 population, WHO 46 per 1000,000 population, WHO Cameroon
2010s 310 per 1000,000 population, WHO 277.5 per 1000,000 population, WHO 32.5 per 1000,000 population, WHO Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tuberculosis prevalence rate, Cameroon or Equatorial Guinea?
Cameroon, at 299 per 1000,000 population, WHO against 267 per 1000,000 population, WHO in Equatorial Guinea as of 2011.
What is the difference in tuberculosis prevalence rate between Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea?
32 per 1000,000 population, WHO, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea?
22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for tuberculosis prevalence rate?
Cameroon ranks 21st and Equatorial Guinea ranks 24th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Control Report, published as Tuberculosis prevalence rate (per 1000,000 population, WHO). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Tuberculosis prevalence rate (per 1000,000 population, WHO)
Unit
per 1000,000 population, WHO
Source
World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Control Report
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 1,298 data points, 1990–2011
Last refreshed

The number of cases of tuberculosis (all forms) in a population at a given point in time (the middle of the calendar year), expressed as the rate per 100 000 population. It is sometimes referred to as "point prevalence". Estimates include cases of TB in people with HIV. Published values are rounded to three significant figures. Uncertainty bounds are provided in addition to best estimates.