Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Tuberculosis cases, per capita was 0.0012 cases per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cases per person.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.0012 cases per person for tuberculosis cases, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis cases, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0021 cases per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 cases per person, in 2024.
Ghana ranks 56th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | cases per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0021 cases per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0021 cases per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0021 cases per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0021 cases per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0021 cases per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.002 cases per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.002 cases per person | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 cases per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0019 cases per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0019 cases per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0018 cases per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0018 cases per person | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0017 cases per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0017 cases per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0016 cases per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 cases per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 cases per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0015 cases per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0015 cases per person | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 cases per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 cases per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 cases per person | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 cases per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0013 cases per person | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0012 cases per person | -4.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0012 cases per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0013 cases per person, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0012 cases per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0015 cases per person, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.002 cases per person | 0.0019 cases per person | 0.0021 cases per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0016 cases per person | 0.0014 cases per person | 0.0018 cases per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 cases per person | 0.0012 cases per person | 0.0014 cases per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More health data for Ghana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5623 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.06 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis cases, per capita in Ghana?
- Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Ghana was 0.0012 cases per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0021 cases per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 cases per person in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for tuberculosis cases, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 56th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis cases, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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.