Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Zambia
Zambia: Number of incident tuberculosis cases was 58,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Zambia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 58,000 for number of incident tuberculosis cases in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Zambia peaked at 76,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 58,000, in 2024.
Zambia ranks 24th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76,000 | — |
| 2001 | 75,000 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 74,000 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 73,000 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 72,000 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 71,000 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 70,000 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 70,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 70,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 69,000 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 69,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 69,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 68,000 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 67,000 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 65,000 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 64,000 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 64,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 63,000 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 62,000 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 62,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 61,000 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 60,000 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 59,000 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 59,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 58,000 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72,000 | 69,000 | 76,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65,300 | 62,000 | 69,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 59,400 | 58,000 | 61,000 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of incident tuberculosis cases in Zambia?
- Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Zambia was 58,000 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 76,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,000 in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for number of incident tuberculosis cases?
- Zambia ranks 24th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of incident tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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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