Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Number of incident tuberculosis cases was 34 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of incident tuberculosis cases in Afghanistan is 34, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 54.5% on the previous year and up 88.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Afghanistan peaked at 34 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2000.
That places Afghanistan 116th out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5 | — |
| 2001 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 11 | +22.2% |
| 2007 | 13 | +18.2% |
| 2008 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14 | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 17 | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 18 | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 20 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 22 | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13 | -40.9% |
| 2021 | 5 | -61.5% |
| 2022 | 26 | +420.0% |
| 2023 | 22 | -15.4% |
| 2024 | 34 | +54.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1 | 5 | 14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.2 | 15 | 22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20 | 5 | 34 | 5 |
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More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 812.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,735 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 5.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0337 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 5.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0342 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of incident tuberculosis cases in Afghanistan?
- Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Afghanistan was 34 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 34 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for number of incident tuberculosis cases?
- Afghanistan ranks 116th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of incident tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of incident tuberculosis cases, (HIV-positive cases). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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