Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound in Ghana
Ghana: Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound was 69 per 100,000 people in 2011. ▬ Flat
Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound in Ghana, 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, low uncertainty bound in Ghana is 69 per 100,000 people, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound in Ghana peaked at 98 per 100,000 people in 1997 and was at its lowest, 69 per 100,000 people, in 1990.
That places Ghana 40th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound in Ghana, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 69 per 100,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 75 per 100,000 people | +8.7% |
| 1992 | 80 per 100,000 people | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 85 per 100,000 people | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 89 per 100,000 people | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 93 per 100,000 people | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 95 per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 98 per 100,000 people | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 98 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 98 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 97 per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 95 per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 93 per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 92 per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 90 per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 88 per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 87 per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 85 per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 83 per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 81 per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 75 per 100,000 people | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 69 per 100,000 people | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88 per 100,000 people | 69 per 100,000 people | 98 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.1 per 100,000 people | 81 per 100,000 people | 97 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 72 per 100,000 people | 69 per 100,000 people | 75 per 100,000 people | 2 |
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More health data for Ghana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0513 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0451 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound in Ghana?
- Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound in Ghana was 69 per 100,000 people in 2011, according to World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Control Report.
- What is the highest incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 98 per 100,000 people in 1997.
- What is the lowest incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 69 per 100,000 people in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound?
- Ghana ranks 40th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Control Report, published as part of Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound (per 100,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Incidence of tuberculosis is the estimated number of new pulmonary, smear positive, and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis cases.