Number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding HIV in South Africa
South Africa: Number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding HIV was 25,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding HIV in South Africa, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding hiv in South Africa is 25,000, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding hiv in South Africa peaked at 35,000 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 20,000, in 2015.
That places South Africa 9th out of 176 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding HIV in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28,000 | — |
| 2001 | 28,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 30,000 | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 32,000 | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 34,000 | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 35,000 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 35,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 34,000 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 32,000 | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 29,000 | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 27,000 | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 25,000 | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 23,000 | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 21,000 | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 21,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20,000 | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 21,000 | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 21,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 22,000 | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 22,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 23,000 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 24,000 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 24,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 25,000 | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 25,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31,700 | 28,000 | 35,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,300 | 20,000 | 27,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,200 | 23,000 | 25,000 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding hiv in South Africa?
- Number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding hiv in South Africa was 25,000 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding hiv recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 35,000 in 2005.
- What is the lowest number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding hiv recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,000 in 2015.
- How does South Africa rank for number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding hiv?
- South Africa ranks 9th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding hiv rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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