Number of tuberculosis cases in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of tuberculosis cases was 38,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of tuberculosis cases in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of tuberculosis cases in Cameroon is 38,000, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of tuberculosis cases in Cameroon peaked at 53,000 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13,000, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 29th of 215 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 tuberculosis cases in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13,000 | — |
| 2001 | 20,000 | +53.8% |
| 2002 | 27,000 | +35.0% |
| 2003 | 33,000 | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 39,000 | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 44,000 | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 48,000 | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 50,000 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 52,000 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 53,000 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 53,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 52,000 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 52,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 51,000 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 50,000 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 49,000 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 47,000 | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 46,000 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 44,000 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 43,000 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 41,000 | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 40,000 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 40,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 39,000 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 38,000 | -2.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 38,000 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13,000, 2.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 38,000 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22,500, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of tuberculosis cases in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +53.8% | 13,000 | 20,000 |
| 2002 | +35.0% | 20,000 | 27,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37,900 | 13,000 | 53,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,700 | 43,000 | 53,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,600 | 38,000 | 41,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 17 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0746 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.076 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of tuberculosis cases in Cameroon?
- Number of tuberculosis cases in Cameroon was 38,000 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of tuberculosis cases recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 53,000 in 2009.
- What is the lowest number of tuberculosis cases recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,000 in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of tuberculosis cases?
- Cameroon ranks 29th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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