Number of tuberculosis cases in Uganda
Uganda: Number of tuberculosis cases was 99,000 in 2024. β² Rising
Number of tuberculosis cases in Uganda, 2000β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of tuberculosis cases in Uganda is 99,000, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of tuberculosis cases in Uganda peaked at 99,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65,000, in 2002.
That places Uganda 19th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65,600 | 65,000 | 67,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 75,700 | 68,000 | 86,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93,800 | 89,000 | 99,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 16 Kenya 117,000 compare
- 17 Brazil 104,000 compare
- 17 Thailand 104,000 compare
- 20 Afghanistan 87,000 compare
- 21 Madagascar 72,000 compare
- 22 Papua New Guinea 70,000 compare
More health data for Uganda
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 853.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,666 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 464,951 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 469,853 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 479,373 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 484,060 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 493,922 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of tuberculosis cases in Uganda?
- Number of tuberculosis cases in Uganda was 99,000 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of tuberculosis cases recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 99,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of tuberculosis cases recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 65,000 in 2002.
- How does Uganda rank for number of tuberculosis cases?
- Uganda ranks 19th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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