Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Burundi
Burundi: Tuberculosis case fatality rate was 17.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Burundi, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case fatality rate in Burundi stood at 17.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case fatality rate in Burundi peaked at 35.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2024.
Burundi ranks 45th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.7% | 28.0% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 21.0% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 17.0% | 22.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 45 Congo 17.0% compare
- 45 French Polynesia 17.0% compare
- 45 Guam 17.0% compare
- 45 Liberia 17.0% compare
- 45 Macao 17.0% compare
- 45 Mauritania 17.0% compare
- 45 New Caledonia 17.0% compare
- 45 Northern Mariana Islands 17.0% compare
- 45 Senegal 17.0% compare
More health data for Burundi
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 929.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,143 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 1 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 103,354 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 104,134 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 109,497 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 110,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 116,754 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 117,373 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case fatality rate in Burundi?
- Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Burundi was 17.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2024.
- How does Burundi rank for tuberculosis case fatality rate?
- Burundi ranks 45th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case fatality rate rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi 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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About this data
The estimated percentage of people diagnosed with tuberculosis, who end up dying of it.