Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Kenya
Kenya: Number of incident tuberculosis cases was 25,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
25,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
6th
of 174 countries
All-time high
124,000
in 2006
All-time low
25,000
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 25,000 for number of incident tuberculosis cases in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 63.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Kenya peaked at 124,000 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 25,000, in 2023.
Kenya ranks 6th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95,000 | — |
| 2001 | 98,000 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 100,000 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 111,000 | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 114,000 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 116,000 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 124,000 | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 112,000 | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 100,000 | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 101,000 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 91,000 | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 85,000 | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 79,000 | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 75,000 | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 69,000 | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 60,000 | -13.0% |
| 2016 | 53,000 | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 45,000 | -15.1% |
| 2018 | 40,000 | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 36,000 | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 32,000 | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 32,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 29,000 | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 25,000 | -13.8% |
| 2024 | 25,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 107,100 | 95,000 | 124,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 63,300 | 36,000 | 91,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,600 | 25,000 | 32,000 | 5 |
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- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of incident tuberculosis cases in Kenya?
- Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Kenya was 25,000 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 124,000 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,000 in 2023.
- How does Kenya rank for number of incident tuberculosis cases?
- Kenya ranks 6th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of incident tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.8%. 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 Number of incident tuberculosis cases, (HIV-positive cases). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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