Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Gambia
Gambia: Number of incident tuberculosis cases was 3,800 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3,800
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
99th
of 196 countries
All-time high
3,900
in 2016
All-time low
2,700
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Gambia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 3,800 for number of incident tuberculosis cases in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Gambia peaked at 3,900 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2,700, in 2000.
That places Gambia 99th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,700 | — |
| 2001 | 2,800 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 2,900 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 3,000 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 3,100 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 3,200 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 3,200 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3,300 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 3,300 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3,400 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 3,400 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3,500 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 3,600 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 3,700 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 3,800 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 3,800 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3,900 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 3,900 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3,900 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3,900 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3,900 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3,800 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 3,800 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3,800 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3,800 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,090 | 2,700 | 3,400 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,740 | 3,400 | 3,900 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,820 | 3,800 | 3,900 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 97 Eswatini 4,000 compare
- 98 Guinea-Bissau 3,900 compare
- 99 Equatorial Guinea 3,800 compare
- 99 Chile 3,800 compare
- 99 Spain 3,800 compare
More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,044 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 700 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.9175 % 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 0.1966 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.9166 % 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 0.2006 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of incident tuberculosis cases in Gambia?
- Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Gambia was 3,800 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,900 in 2016.
- What is the lowest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,700 in 2000.
- How does Gambia rank for number of incident tuberculosis cases?
- Gambia ranks 99th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of incident tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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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