Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Angola
Angola: Tuberculosis case fatality rate was 21.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Angola, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis case fatality rate in Angola is 21.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case fatality rate in Angola peaked at 34.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 2019.
That places Angola 23rd out of 181 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.
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Angola, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.0% | — |
| 2001 | 32.0% | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 29.0% | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 28.0% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 31.0% | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 32.0% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 28.0% | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 30.0% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 32.0% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 30.0% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 30.0% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 31.0% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 28.0% | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 31.0% | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 29.0% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 24.0% | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 23.0% | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 21.0% | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 21.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.0%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 21.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.0%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.6% | 28.0% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 21.0% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 21.0% | 23.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More health data for Angola
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 740.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31,754 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 79 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.97 % 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 0.0823 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case fatality rate in Angola?
- Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Angola was 21.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 2019.
- How does Angola rank for tuberculosis case fatality rate?
- Angola ranks 23rd out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case fatality rate rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis case fatality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated percentage of people diagnosed with tuberculosis, who end up dying of it.