Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Tuberculosis cases, per capita was 0.0021 cases per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cases per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis cases, per capita in Kenya is 0.0021 cases per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis cases, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.0065 cases per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 cases per person, in 2024.
Kenya ranks 32nd of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | cases per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0045 cases per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.005 cases per person | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0053 cases per person | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0061 cases per person | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0063 cases per person | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0063 cases per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0065 cases per person | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0062 cases per person | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0056 cases per person | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0057 cases per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0053 cases per person | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0051 cases per person | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0047 cases per person | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0044 cases per person | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0042 cases per person | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0038 cases per person | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0035 cases per person | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0032 cases per person | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0029 cases per person | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0027 cases per person | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0025 cases per person | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0025 cases per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0024 cases per person | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0022 cases per person | -9.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0021 cases per person | -3.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0021 cases per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0013 cases per person, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0021 cases per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0015 cases per person, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0058 cases per person | 0.0045 cases per person | 0.0065 cases per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.004 cases per person | 0.0027 cases per person | 0.0053 cases per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0023 cases per person | 0.0021 cases per person | 0.0025 cases per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 29 Bangladesh 0.0022 cases per person compare
- 30 Nigeria 0.0022 cases per person compare
- 31 Liberia 0.0021 cases per person compare
- 33 Zimbabwe 0.002 cases per person compare
- 34 Afghanistan 0.002 cases per person compare
- 35 Equatorial Guinea 0.002 cases per person compare
More health data for Kenya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6026 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,119 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 16,059 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0621 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 Kenya?
- Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Kenya was 0.0021 cases per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0065 cases per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 cases per person in 2024.
- How does Kenya rank for tuberculosis cases, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 32nd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis cases, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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.