Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Uganda
Uganda: Tuberculosis case fatality rate was 10 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Uganda, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis case fatality rate in Uganda is 10, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and down 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case fatality rate in Uganda peaked at 46 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2022.
That places Uganda 106th out of 181 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.
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46 | — |
| 2001 | 35 | -23.9% |
| 2002 | 29 | -17.1% |
| 2003 | 26 | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 27 | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 29 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 25 | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 27 | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 31 | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 24 | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 19 | -20.8% |
| 2020 | 22 | +15.8% |
| 2021 | 14 | -36.4% |
| 2022 | 5 | -64.3% |
| 2023 | 11 | +120.0% |
| 2024 | 10 | -9.1% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 10 is below the median for low income countries, which is 17.5, 57% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 10 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18, 56% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +120.0% | 5 | 11 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.1 | 25 | 46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27 | 19 | 31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4 | 5 | 22 | 5 |
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More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,666 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 111 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.0787 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % 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 0.0804 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case fatality rate in Uganda?
- Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Uganda was 10 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 46 in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2022.
- How does Uganda rank for tuberculosis case fatality rate?
- Uganda ranks 106th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case fatality rate rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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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