Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Uganda
Uganda: Number of incident tuberculosis cases was 99,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Uganda, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Uganda stood at 99,000. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Uganda peaked at 99,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65,000, in 2002.
That places Uganda 19th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66,000 | — |
| 2001 | 66,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 65,000 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 65,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 65,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 65,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 65,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 66,000 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 66,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 67,000 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 68,000 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 69,000 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 70,000 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 72,000 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 74,000 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 76,000 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 78,000 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 81,000 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 83,000 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 86,000 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 89,000 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 91,000 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 94,000 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 96,000 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 99,000 | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65,600 | 65,000 | 67,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 75,700 | 68,000 | 86,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93,800 | 89,000 | 99,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 16 Kenya 117,000 compare
- 17 Thailand 104,000 compare
- 17 Brazil 104,000 compare
- 20 Afghanistan 87,000 compare
- 21 Madagascar 72,000 compare
- 22 Papua New Guinea 70,000 compare
More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 853.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,666 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 4.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0133 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.009 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of incident tuberculosis cases in Uganda?
- Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Uganda was 99,000 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 99,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 65,000 in 2002.
- How does Uganda rank for number of incident tuberculosis cases?
- Uganda ranks 19th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of incident tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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