Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Tuberculosis cases, per capita was 0.0014 cases per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Ethiopia, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cases per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis cases, per capita in Ethiopia is 0.0014 cases per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis cases, per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 0.0049 cases per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 cases per person, in 2024.
That places Ethiopia 48th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | cases per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0049 cases per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0046 cases per person | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0044 cases per person | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0041 cases per person | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0039 cases per person | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0037 cases per person | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0034 cases per person | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0032 cases per person | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0031 cases per person | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0029 cases per person | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0027 cases per person | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0025 cases per person | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0024 cases per person | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0022 cases per person | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0021 cases per person | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.002 cases per person | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0019 cases per person | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0018 cases per person | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0017 cases per person | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0016 cases per person | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0016 cases per person | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0015 cases per person | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0015 cases per person | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0014 cases per person | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0014 cases per person | -1.5% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.0014 cases per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0014 cases per person, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.0014 cases per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0015 cases per person, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0038 cases per person | 0.0029 cases per person | 0.0049 cases per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0021 cases per person | 0.0016 cases per person | 0.0027 cases per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0015 cases per person | 0.0014 cases per person | 0.0016 cases per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % 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 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis cases, per capita in Ethiopia?
- Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Ethiopia was 0.0014 cases per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0049 cases per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 cases per person in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for tuberculosis cases, per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 48th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis cases, per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tuberculosis cases, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tuberculosis cases divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tuberculosis cases ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tuberculosis cases WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tuberculosis cases divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.