Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Number of incident tuberculosis cases was 32,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Sierra Leone stood at 32,000. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Sierra Leone peaked at 32,000 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 27,000, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 36th of 196 countries on this measure, 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27,000 | — |
| 2001 | 28,000 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 29,000 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 29,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 30,000 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 30,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 30,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 30,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 30,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 31,000 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 31,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 31,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 31,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 31,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 31,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 31,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 32,000 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 32,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 32,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 32,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 32,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 32,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 32,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 32,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 32,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29,400 | 27,000 | 31,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,400 | 31,000 | 32,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,000 | 32,000 | 32,000 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of incident tuberculosis cases in Sierra Leone?
- Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Sierra Leone was 32,000 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 32,000 in 2016.
- What is the lowest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,000 in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for number of incident tuberculosis cases?
- Sierra Leone ranks 36th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of incident tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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