Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Tanzania
Tanzania: Number of incident tuberculosis cases was 118,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Tanzania, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Tanzania stood at 118,000. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Tanzania peaked at 204,000 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 118,000, in 2024.
That places Tanzania 15th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 172,000 | — |
| 2001 | 178,000 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 184,000 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 189,000 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 194,000 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 200,000 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 203,000 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 204,000 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 202,000 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 197,000 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 191,000 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 185,000 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 179,000 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 164,000 | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 164,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 159,000 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 155,000 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 150,000 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 145,000 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 140,000 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 135,000 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 131,000 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 126,000 | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 122,000 | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 118,000 | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 192,300 | 172,000 | 204,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 163,200 | 140,000 | 191,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 126,400 | 118,000 | 135,000 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of incident tuberculosis cases in Tanzania?
- Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Tanzania was 118,000 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 204,000 in 2007.
- What is the lowest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 118,000 in 2024.
- How does Tanzania rank for number of incident tuberculosis cases?
- Tanzania ranks 15th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of incident tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania 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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