Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound (per 100,000 people) in Kenya
Kenya: Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound (per 100,000 people) was 276 per 100,000 people in 2011. ▲ Rising
Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound in Kenya, 1990–2011
Source: World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Control Report. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 276 per 100,000 people for incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound in 2011.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound in Kenya peaked at 339 per 100,000 people in 2005 and was at its lowest, 121 per 100,000 people, in 1990.
Kenya ranks 16th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound (per 100,000 people) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 121 per 100,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 122 per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 126 per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 133 per 100,000 people | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 143 per 100,000 people | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 155 per 100,000 people | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 170 per 100,000 people | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 189 per 100,000 people | +11.2% |
| 1998 | 214 per 100,000 people | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 241 per 100,000 people | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 267 per 100,000 people | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 294 per 100,000 people | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 315 per 100,000 people | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 328 per 100,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 336 per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 339 per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 337 per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 329 per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 317 per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 299 per 100,000 people | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 286 per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 276 per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 276 per 100,000 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 162 per 100,000 people, 1.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 276 per 100,000 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 177 per 100,000 people, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 161.4 per 100,000 people | 121 per 100,000 people | 241 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 316.1 per 100,000 people | 267 per 100,000 people | 339 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 281 per 100,000 people | 276 per 100,000 people | 286 per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound in Kenya?
- Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound in Kenya was 276 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 339 per 100,000 people in 2005.
- What is the lowest incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 121 per 100,000 people in 1990.
- How does Kenya rank for incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound?
- Kenya ranks 16th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.