Incidence of tuberculosis in Kenya
Kenya: Incidence of tuberculosis was 207 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Incidence of tuberculosis in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kenya 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 3.3% on the previous year and down 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of tuberculosis in Kenya peaked at 646 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 207, in 2024.
That places Kenya 31st 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 451 | — |
| 2001 | 499 | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 534 | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 610 | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 634 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 630 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 646 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 618 | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 564 | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 566 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 531 | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 506 | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 471 | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 443 | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 423 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 380 | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 348 | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 319 | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 292 | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 267 | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 248 | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 247 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 238 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 214 | -10.1% |
| 2024 | 207 | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 575.2 | 451 | 646 | 10 |
| 2010s | 398 | 267 | 531 | 10 |
| 2020s | 230.8 | 207 | 248 | 5 |
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More health data for Kenya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6026 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,119 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 16,059 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0032 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 0.9279 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2024)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of tuberculosis in Kenya?
- Incidence of tuberculosis in Kenya was 207 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest incidence of tuberculosis recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 646 in 2006.
- What is the lowest incidence of tuberculosis recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 207 in 2024.
- How does Kenya rank for incidence of tuberculosis?
- Kenya ranks 31st out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is incidence of tuberculosis rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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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