Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of incident tuberculosis cases was 38,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of incident tuberculosis cases in Cameroon is 38,000, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Cameroon peaked at 53,000 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13,000, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 29th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13,000 | — |
| 2001 | 20,000 | +53.8% |
| 2002 | 27,000 | +35.0% |
| 2003 | 33,000 | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 39,000 | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 44,000 | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 48,000 | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 50,000 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 52,000 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 53,000 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 53,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 52,000 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 52,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 51,000 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 50,000 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 49,000 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 47,000 | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 46,000 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 44,000 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 43,000 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 41,000 | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 40,000 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 40,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 39,000 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 38,000 | -2.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 38,000 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13,000, 2.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 38,000 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22,500, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +53.8% | 13,000 | 20,000 |
| 2002 | +35.0% | 20,000 | 27,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37,900 | 13,000 | 53,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,700 | 43,000 | 53,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,600 | 38,000 | 41,000 | 5 |
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More health data for Cameroon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 786.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 17 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0746 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of incident tuberculosis cases in Cameroon?
- Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Cameroon was 38,000 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 53,000 in 2009.
- What is the lowest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,000 in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of incident tuberculosis cases?
- Cameroon ranks 29th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of incident tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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