Incidence of tuberculosis in AFR
AFR: Incidence of tuberculosis was 207 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
207
Change on year
down 2.4%
Rank
2nd
of 17 groups
All-time high
383
in 2004
All-time low
207
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Incidence of tuberculosis in AFR, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
AFR recorded 207 for incidence of tuberculosis in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of tuberculosis in AFR peaked at 383 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 207, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Incidence of tuberculosis in AFR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 358 | — |
| 2001 | 364 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 371 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 380 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 383 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 382 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 380 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 374 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 364 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 356 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 345 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 335 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 323 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 310 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 300 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 286 | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 268 | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 257 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 247 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 238 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 229 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 223 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 218 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 212 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 207 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 371.2 | 356 | 383 | 10 |
| 2010s | 290.9 | 238 | 345 | 10 |
| 2020s | 217.8 | 207 | 229 | 5 |
Countries ranked near AFR
- 1 Kiribati 945 compare
- 2 Papua New Guinea 664 compare
- 3 Philippines 625 compare
- 4 Lesotho 548 compare
- 5 East Timor 496 compare
More health data for AFR
- Pertussis - number of reported cases 12,202 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases 20,578 (2025)
- Under-five mortality rate 69.9 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 46.32 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 442.12 (2023)
- Number of deaths among adolescents 181,479 (2024)
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 8.27 (2024)
- Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years 281,554 (2024)
- Population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for 55.86 (2023)
- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 632.45 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of tuberculosis in AFR?
- Incidence of tuberculosis in AFR was 207 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest incidence of tuberculosis recorded in AFR?
- The highest recorded value was 383 in 2004.
- What is the lowest incidence of tuberculosis recorded in AFR?
- The lowest recorded value was 207 in 2024.
- How does AFR rank for incidence of tuberculosis?
- AFR ranks 2nd out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
- Is incidence of tuberculosis rising or falling in AFR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this AFR data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100 000 population per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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