Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Zambia
Zambia: Tuberculosis case fatality rate was 15 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Zambia, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 15 for tuberculosis case fatality rate in 2024.
That represents a change of up 66.7% on the previous year and down 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case fatality rate in Zambia peaked at 39 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2023.
That places Zambia 61st 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38 | — |
| 2001 | 39 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 27 | -30.8% |
| 2003 | 22 | -18.5% |
| 2004 | 24 | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 28 | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 29 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 31 | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 32 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 31 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 32 | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 31 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 32 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 30 | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 32 | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 33 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 28 | -15.2% |
| 2020 | 24 | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 14 | -41.7% |
| 2022 | 10 | -28.6% |
| 2023 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 15 | +66.7% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 15 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 15 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18, 83% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Zambia 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 | +66.7% | 9 | 15 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.1 | 22 | 39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31 | 28 | 33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4 | 9 | 24 | 5 |
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More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,894 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.68 % 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 0.0743 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.69 % 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 0.0744 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case fatality rate in Zambia?
- Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Zambia was 15 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 39 in 2001.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2023.
- How does Zambia rank for tuberculosis case fatality rate?
- Zambia ranks 61st out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case fatality rate rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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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