Number of tuberculosis cases in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Number of tuberculosis cases was 87,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of tuberculosis cases in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 87,000 for number of tuberculosis cases in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of tuberculosis cases in Afghanistan peaked at 87,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30,000, in 2000.
That places Afghanistan 20th out of 210 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 tuberculosis cases in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30,000 | — |
| 2001 | 35,000 | +16.7% |
| 2002 | 42,000 | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 49,000 | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 54,000 | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 58,000 | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 62,000 | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 63,000 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 62,000 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 63,000 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 62,000 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 60,000 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 59,000 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 61,000 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 65,000 | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 68,000 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 71,000 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 75,000 | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 78,000 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 80,000 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 80,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 82,000 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 84,000 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 84,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 87,000 | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51,800 | 30,000 | 63,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 67,900 | 59,000 | 80,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83,400 | 80,000 | 87,000 | 5 |
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More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 812.4 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,735 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.4256 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 3.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2729 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of tuberculosis cases in Afghanistan?
- Number of tuberculosis cases in Afghanistan was 87,000 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of tuberculosis cases recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 87,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of tuberculosis cases recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,000 in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for number of tuberculosis cases?
- Afghanistan ranks 20th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of tuberculosis cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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