Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Number of incident tuberculosis cases was 186,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Ethiopia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of incident tuberculosis cases in Ethiopia is 186,000, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Ethiopia peaked at 330,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 184,000, in 2021.
Ethiopia ranks 11th of 196 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 330,000 | — |
| 2001 | 321,000 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 313,000 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 304,000 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 296,000 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 287,000 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 278,000 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 269,000 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 261,000 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 252,000 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 244,000 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 236,000 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 228,000 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 221,000 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 214,000 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 207,000 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 202,000 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 196,000 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 192,000 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 188,000 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 186,000 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 184,000 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 184,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 184,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 186,000 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 291,100 | 252,000 | 330,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 212,800 | 188,000 | 244,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 184,800 | 184,000 | 186,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 8 Bangladesh 384,000 compare
- 9 Myanmar 263,000 compare
- 10 South Africa 249,000 compare
- 12 Viet Nam 184,000 compare
- 13 Angola 141,000 compare
- 14 Mozambique 125,000 compare
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 744.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 19,997 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1902 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1976 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of incident tuberculosis cases in Ethiopia?
- Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Ethiopia was 186,000 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 330,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 184,000 in 2021.
- How does Ethiopia rank for number of incident tuberculosis cases?
- Ethiopia ranks 11th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of incident tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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