Number of incident tuberculosis cases in South Africa
South Africa: Number of incident tuberculosis cases was 134,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in South Africa, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 134,000 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 7.6% on the previous year and down 63.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of incident tuberculosis cases in South Africa peaked at 466,000 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 134,000, in 2024.
South Africa ranks 1st 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 South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 270,000 | — |
| 2001 | 301,000 | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 334,000 | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 367,000 | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 398,000 | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 428,000 | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 452,000 | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 466,000 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 466,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 454,000 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 436,000 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 416,000 | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 400,000 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 372,000 | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 362,000 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 318,000 | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 274,000 | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 257,000 | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 233,000 | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 213,000 | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 196,000 | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 180,000 | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 159,000 | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 145,000 | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 134,000 | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 393,600 | 270,000 | 466,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 328,100 | 213,000 | 436,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 162,800 | 134,000 | 196,000 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of incident tuberculosis cases in South Africa?
- Number of incident tuberculosis cases in South Africa was 134,000 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 466,000 in 2007.
- What is the lowest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 134,000 in 2024.
- How does South Africa rank for number of incident tuberculosis cases?
- South Africa ranks 1st out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of incident tuberculosis cases rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.0%. 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 incident tuberculosis cases, (HIV-positive cases). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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