Incidence of tuberculosis in Congo
Congo: Incidence of tuberculosis was 302 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
302
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
21st
of 196 countries
All-time high
569
in 2000
All-time low
297
in 2021
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Incidence of tuberculosis in Congo, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for incidence of tuberculosis in Congo is 302, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of tuberculosis in Congo peaked at 569 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 297, in 2021.
That places Congo 21st out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Incidence of tuberculosis in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 569 | — |
| 2001 | 550 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 532 | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 515 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 499 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 484 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 470 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 458 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 448 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 438 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 426 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 415 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 402 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 385 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 365 | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 348 | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 334 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 321 | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 311 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 304 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 300 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 297 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 297 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 298 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 302 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 496.3 | 438 | 569 | 10 |
| 2010s | 361.1 | 304 | 426 | 10 |
| 2020s | 298.8 | 297 | 302 | 5 |
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More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 759.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,688 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1979 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2015 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of tuberculosis in Congo?
- Incidence of tuberculosis in Congo was 302 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest incidence of tuberculosis recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 569 in 2000.
- What is the lowest incidence of tuberculosis recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 297 in 2021.
- How does Congo rank for incidence of tuberculosis?
- Congo ranks 21st out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is incidence of tuberculosis rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo 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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