Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Yemen
Yemen: Number of incident tuberculosis cases was 16,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 16,000 for number of incident tuberculosis cases in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Yemen peaked at 18,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10,000, in 2015.
That places Yemen 53rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18,000 | — |
| 2001 | 18,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 16,000 | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 14,000 | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12,000 | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 11,000 | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12,000 | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13,000 | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 14,000 | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 13,000 | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 10,000 | -23.1% |
| 2016 | 13,000 | +30.0% |
| 2017 | 13,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14,000 | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 12,000 | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 13,000 | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 14,000 | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 15,000 | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 16,000 | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13,700 | 11,000 | 18,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,700 | 10,000 | 14,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,000 | 12,000 | 16,000 | 5 |
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More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2001 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2101 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of incident tuberculosis cases in Yemen?
- Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Yemen was 16,000 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 18,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,000 in 2015.
- How does Yemen rank for number of incident tuberculosis cases?
- Yemen ranks 53rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of incident tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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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