Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Number of incident tuberculosis cases was 87,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Afghanistan stood at 87,000. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Afghanistan peaked at 87,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30,000, in 2000.
Afghanistan ranks 20th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | 30,000 | — |
| 2001 | 35,000 | +16.7% |
| 2002 | 42,000 | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 49,000 | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 54,000 | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 58,000 | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 62,000 | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 63,000 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 62,000 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 63,000 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 62,000 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 60,000 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 59,000 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 61,000 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 65,000 | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 68,000 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 71,000 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 75,000 | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 78,000 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 80,000 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 80,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 82,000 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 84,000 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 84,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 87,000 | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51,800 | 30,000 | 63,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 67,900 | 59,000 | 80,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83,400 | 80,000 | 87,000 | 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2081 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2175 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of incident tuberculosis cases in Afghanistan?
- Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Afghanistan was 87,000 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 87,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,000 in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for number of incident tuberculosis cases?
- Afghanistan ranks 20th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of incident tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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