Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Tanzania
Tanzania: Tuberculosis case fatality rate was 23 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Tanzania, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case fatality rate in Tanzania stood at 23.
The figure is up 35.3% on the previous year and down 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case fatality rate in Tanzania peaked at 65 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15, in 2022.
Tanzania ranks 17th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65 | — |
| 2001 | 59 | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 58 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 56 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 56 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 56 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 56 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 56 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 55 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 53 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 49 | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 47 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 44 | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 43 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 42 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 39 | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 36 | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 31 | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 26 | -16.1% |
| 2020 | 24 | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 22 | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 15 | -31.8% |
| 2023 | 17 | +13.3% |
| 2024 | 23 | +35.3% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 23 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 23 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +35.3% | 17 | 23 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57 | 53 | 65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.6 | 26 | 49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2 | 15 | 24 | 5 |
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More health data for Tanzania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,514 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 13 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.86 % 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 0.0786 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % 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 0.0805 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case fatality rate in Tanzania?
- Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Tanzania was 23 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 65 in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 2022.
- How does Tanzania rank for tuberculosis case fatality rate?
- Tanzania ranks 17th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case fatality rate rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania 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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