Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in Ghana
Ghana: Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases was 75,000 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
75,000
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
24th
of 192 countries
All-time high
86,000
in 2007
All-time low
66,000
in 1990
Years of data
25
1990–2014
Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in Ghana, 1990–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2014, number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in Ghana stood at 75,000.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in Ghana peaked at 86,000 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 66,000, in 1990.
Ghana ranks 24th of 192 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 prevalent tuberculosis cases in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 66,000 | — |
| 1991 | 68,000 | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 69,000 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 70,000 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 72,000 | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 72,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 73,000 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 74,000 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 76,000 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 77,000 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 79,000 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 80,000 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 81,000 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 83,000 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 84,000 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 84,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 85,000 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 86,000 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 86,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 79,000 | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 76,000 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 77,000 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 77,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 76,000 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 75,000 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71,700 | 66,000 | 77,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 82,700 | 79,000 | 86,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76,200 | 75,000 | 77,000 | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 986.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,361 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.303 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6078 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in Ghana?
- Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in Ghana was 75,000 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of prevalent tuberculosis cases recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 86,000 in 2007.
- What is the lowest number of prevalent tuberculosis cases recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 66,000 in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for number of prevalent tuberculosis cases?
- Ghana ranks 24th out of 192 countries with data for 2014.
- Is number of prevalent tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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