Number of tuberculosis cases in Zambia
Zambia: Number of tuberculosis cases was 58,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
58,000
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
24th
of 210 countries
All-time high
76,000
in 2000
All-time low
58,000
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Number of tuberculosis cases in Zambia, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, number of tuberculosis cases in Zambia stood at 58,000. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of tuberculosis cases in Zambia peaked at 76,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 58,000, in 2024.
That places Zambia 24th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of 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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More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 809.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,894 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 5.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.02 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.505 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of tuberculosis cases in Zambia?
- Number of tuberculosis cases in Zambia was 58,000 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of tuberculosis cases recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 76,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of tuberculosis cases recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,000 in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for number of tuberculosis cases?
- Zambia ranks 24th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Number of tuberculosis cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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