Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people, low uncertainty in South Africa

South Africa: Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people, low uncertainty was 21 per 100,000 population in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
21 per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 12.5%
World rank
8th
of 53 countries
All-time high
26 per 100,000 population
in 2003
All-time low
12 per 100,000 population
in 1990
Years of data
22
1990–2011

Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people, low uncertainty in South Africa, 1990–2011

01020301990200020111990: 12 per 100,000 population1991: 13 per 100,000 population1992: 14 per 100,000 population1993: 14 per 100,000 population1994: 14 per 100,000 population1995: 13 per 100,000 population1996: 12 per 100,000 population1997: 12 per 100,000 population1998: 13 per 100,000 population1999: 15 per 100,000 population2000: 18 per 100,000 population2001: 22 per 100,000 population2002: 24 per 100,000 population2003: 26 per 100,000 population2004: 26 per 100,000 population2005: 25 per 100,000 population2006: 24 per 100,000 population2007: 23 per 100,000 population2008: 23 per 100,000 population2009: 23 per 100,000 population2010: 24 per 100,000 population2011: 21 per 100,000 population

Source: World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Control Report. Measured in per 100,000 population.

Analysis

South Africa recorded 21 per 100,000 population for deaths due to tuberculosis among hiv-negative people, low uncertainty in 2011.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths due to tuberculosis among hiv-negative people, low uncertainty in South Africa peaked at 26 per 100,000 population in 2003 and was at its lowest, 12 per 100,000 population, in 1990.

That places South Africa 8th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it 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, low uncertainty in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people, low uncertainty bound (per 100,000 population) in South Africa, 1990 to 2011.
Year per 100,000 population Change
1990 12 per 100,000 population
1991 13 per 100,000 population +8.3%
1992 14 per 100,000 population +7.7%
1993 14 per 100,000 population +0.0%
1994 14 per 100,000 population +0.0%
1995 13 per 100,000 population -7.1%
1996 12 per 100,000 population -7.7%
1997 12 per 100,000 population +0.0%
1998 13 per 100,000 population +8.3%
1999 15 per 100,000 population +15.4%
2000 18 per 100,000 population +20.0%
2001 22 per 100,000 population +22.2%
2002 24 per 100,000 population +9.1%
2003 26 per 100,000 population +8.3%
2004 26 per 100,000 population +0.0%
2005 25 per 100,000 population -3.8%
2006 24 per 100,000 population -4.0%
2007 23 per 100,000 population -4.2%
2008 23 per 100,000 population +0.0%
2009 23 per 100,000 population +0.0%
2010 24 per 100,000 population +4.3%
2011 21 per 100,000 population -12.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13.2 per 100,000 population 12 per 100,000 population 15 per 100,000 population 10
2000s 23.4 per 100,000 population 18 per 100,000 population 26 per 100,000 population 10
2010s 22.5 per 100,000 population 21 per 100,000 population 24 per 100,000 population 2

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 6 Eswatini 23 per 100,000 population compare
  2. 7 Central African Republic 22 per 100,000 population compare
  3. 8 Gambia 21 per 100,000 population compare
  4. 10 Gabon 20 per 100,000 population compare
  5. 10 Liberia 20 per 100,000 population compare
  6. 10 Madagascar 20 per 100,000 population compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths due to tuberculosis among hiv-negative people, low uncertainty in South Africa?
Deaths due to tuberculosis among hiv-negative people, low uncertainty in South Africa was 21 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, low uncertainty recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 26 per 100,000 population in 2003.
What is the lowest deaths due to tuberculosis among hiv-negative people, low uncertainty recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 12 per 100,000 population in 1990.
How does South Africa rank for deaths due to tuberculosis among hiv-negative people, low uncertainty?
South Africa ranks 8th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is deaths due to tuberculosis among hiv-negative people, low uncertainty rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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, low uncertainty bound (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people, low uncertainty bound (per 100,000 population)
Unit
per 100,000 population
Source
World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Control Report
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 1,166 data points, 1990–2011
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The estimated number of deaths attributable to tuberculosis (TB) in a given time period.