Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people, high in South Africa
South Africa: Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people, high was 87 per 100,000 population in 2011. ▲ Rising
Latest (2011)
87 per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 12.1%
World rank
11th
of 53 countries
All-time high
113 per 100,000 population
in 2004
All-time low
52 per 100,000 population
in 1997
Years of data
22
1990–2011
Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people, high in South Africa, 1990–2011
Source: World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Control Report. Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deaths due to tuberculosis among hiv-negative people, high in South Africa is 87 per 100,000 population, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of down 12.1% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths due to tuberculosis among hiv-negative people, high in South Africa peaked at 113 per 100,000 population in 2004 and was at its lowest, 52 per 100,000 population, in 1997.
South Africa ranks 11th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people, high in South Africa, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 85 per 100,000 population | — |
| 1991 | 85 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 80 per 100,000 population | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 73 per 100,000 population | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 66 per 100,000 population | -9.6% |
| 1995 | 58 per 100,000 population | -12.1% |
| 1996 | 54 per 100,000 population | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 52 per 100,000 population | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 55 per 100,000 population | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 64 per 100,000 population | +16.4% |
| 2000 | 78 per 100,000 population | +21.9% |
| 2001 | 93 per 100,000 population | +19.2% |
| 2002 | 105 per 100,000 population | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 112 per 100,000 population | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 113 per 100,000 population | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 110 per 100,000 population | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 106 per 100,000 population | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 103 per 100,000 population | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 102 per 100,000 population | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 101 per 100,000 population | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 99 per 100,000 population | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 87 per 100,000 population | -12.1% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 87 per 100,000 population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.5 per 100,000 population, 2.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 87 per 100,000 population is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40 per 100,000 population, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.2 per 100,000 population | 52 per 100,000 population | 85 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2000s | 102.3 per 100,000 population | 78 per 100,000 population | 113 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 93 per 100,000 population | 87 per 100,000 population | 99 per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths due to tuberculosis among hiv-negative people, high in South Africa?
- Deaths due to tuberculosis among hiv-negative people, high in South Africa was 87 per 100,000 population in 2011, according to World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Control Report.
- What is the highest deaths due to tuberculosis among hiv-negative people, high recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 113 per 100,000 population in 2004.
- What is the lowest deaths due to tuberculosis among hiv-negative people, high recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 52 per 100,000 population in 1997.
- How does South Africa rank for deaths due to tuberculosis among hiv-negative people, high?
- South Africa ranks 11th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is deaths due to tuberculosis among hiv-negative people, high rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Control Report, published as part of Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people, high uncertainty bound (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths attributable to tuberculosis (TB) in a given time period.