Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Zambia
Zambia: Tuberculosis case fatality rate was 15.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Zambia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 15.0% 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 39.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2023.
That places Zambia 61st 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 | 30.1% | 22.0% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 28.0% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 9.0% | 24.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Zambia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 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 186,618 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 190,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 191,969 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 195,406 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 197,654 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 201,065 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case fatality rate in Zambia?
- Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Zambia was 15.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2023.
- How does Zambia rank for tuberculosis case fatality rate?
- Zambia ranks 61st out of 179 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 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.