Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Tuberculosis cases, per capita was 0.0015 cases per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cases per person.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis cases, per capita in Somalia stood at 0.0015 cases per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis cases, per capita in Somalia peaked at 0.0036 cases per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 cases per person, in 2024.
That places Somalia 45th 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | cases per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0035 cases per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0036 cases per person | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0036 cases per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0034 cases per person | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0034 cases per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0032 cases per person | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0031 cases per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0029 cases per person | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0026 cases per person | -11.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0023 cases per person | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0022 cases per person | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.002 cases per person | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0019 cases per person | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0019 cases per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0019 cases per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0019 cases per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0018 cases per person | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0018 cases per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0018 cases per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0017 cases per person | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0017 cases per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0017 cases per person | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0016 cases per person | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0016 cases per person | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0015 cases per person | -3.4% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.0015 cases per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0014 cases per person, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.0015 cases per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0015 cases per person, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0032 cases per person | 0.0023 cases per person | 0.0036 cases per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0019 cases per person | 0.0017 cases per person | 0.0022 cases per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0016 cases per person | 0.0015 cases per person | 0.0017 cases per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % 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 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % 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 Somalia?
- Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Somalia was 0.0015 cases per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0036 cases per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 cases per person in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for tuberculosis cases, per capita?
- Somalia ranks 45th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis cases, per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia 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)
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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.