Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Gambia
Gambia: Tuberculosis case fatality rate was 16.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Gambia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case fatality rate in Gambia stood at 16.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case fatality rate in Gambia peaked at 26.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2023.
That places Gambia 55th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.7% | 17.0% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 18.0% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 16.0% | 22.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Gambia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,044 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 700 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 24,316 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 24,146 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 24,930 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 24,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 25,605 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 25,344 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case fatality rate in Gambia?
- Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Gambia was 16.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2023.
- How does Gambia rank for tuberculosis case fatality rate?
- Gambia ranks 55th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case fatality rate rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia 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.