Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound in Zambia
Zambia: Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound was 489 per 100,000 people in 2011. ▼ Falling
Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound in Zambia, 1990–2011
Source: World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Control Report. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound in Zambia is 489 per 100,000 people, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound in Zambia peaked at 861 per 100,000 people in 1995 and was at its lowest, 489 per 100,000 people, in 2011.
Zambia ranks 11th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound in Zambia, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 801 per 100,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 823 per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 840 per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 852 per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 858 per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 861 per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 859 per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 849 per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 827 per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 799 per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 767 per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 730 per 100,000 people | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 694 per 100,000 people | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 666 per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 640 per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 615 per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 592 per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 570 per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 550 per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 532 per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 509 per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 489 per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 836.9 per 100,000 people | 799 per 100,000 people | 861 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 635.6 per 100,000 people | 532 per 100,000 people | 767 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 499 per 100,000 people | 489 per 100,000 people | 509 per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound in Zambia?
- Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound in Zambia was 489 per 100,000 people in 2011, according to World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Control Report.
- What is the highest incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 861 per 100,000 people in 1995.
- What is the lowest incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 489 per 100,000 people in 2011.
- How does Zambia rank for incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound?
- Zambia ranks 11th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Control Report, published as part of Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound (per 100,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Incidence of tuberculosis is the estimated number of new pulmonary, smear positive, and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis cases.