Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Somalia
Somalia: Tuberculosis case fatality rate was 18 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
18
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
36th
of 181 countries
All-time high
37
in 2000
All-time low
18
in 2022
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case fatality rate in Somalia stood at 18. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case fatality rate in Somalia peaked at 37 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18, in 2022.
Somalia ranks 36th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37 | — |
| 2001 | 36 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 35 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 33 | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 30 | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 30 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 28 | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 29 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 25 | -13.8% |
| 2012 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 22 | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 23 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19 | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 18 | +0.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 18 is above the median for low income countries, which is 17.5, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 18 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.6 | 28 | 37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.4 | 19 | 29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.4 | 18 | 19 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 36 Burkina Faso 18 compare
- 36 Cameroon 18 compare
- 36 Cote d'Ivoire 18 compare
- 36 Democratic Republic of Congo 18 compare
- 36 Guinea 18 compare
- 36 Mali 18 compare
- 36 Papua New Guinea 18 compare
- 36 South Sudan 18 compare
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0926 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case fatality rate in Somalia?
- Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Somalia was 18 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 37 in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 in 2022.
- How does Somalia rank for tuberculosis case fatality rate?
- Somalia ranks 36th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case fatality rate rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis case fatality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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