Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Zambia
Zambia: Number of incident tuberculosis cases was 19,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Zambia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 19,000 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 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Zambia peaked at 61,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19,000, in 2022.
That places Zambia 10th out of 174 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 incident tuberculosis cases in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61,000 | — |
| 2001 | 57,000 | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 54,000 | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 51,000 | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 50,000 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 49,000 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 49,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 50,000 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 47,000 | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 47,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 45,000 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 44,000 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 42,000 | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 42,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 39,000 | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 38,000 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 37,000 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 37,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 37,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 29,000 | -21.6% |
| 2020 | 24,000 | -17.2% |
| 2021 | 20,000 | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 19,000 | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 19,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51,500 | 47,000 | 61,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39,000 | 29,000 | 45,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,200 | 19,000 | 24,000 | 5 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0248 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 4.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.02 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of incident tuberculosis cases in Zambia?
- Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Zambia was 19,000 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 61,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,000 in 2022.
- How does Zambia rank for number of incident tuberculosis cases?
- Zambia ranks 10th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of incident tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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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