Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Tanzania
Tanzania: Tuberculosis cases, per capita was 0.0017 cases per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Tanzania, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cases per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis cases, per capita in Tanzania is 0.0017 cases per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis cases, per capita in Tanzania peaked at 0.0051 cases per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 cases per person, in 2024.
That places Tanzania 43rd 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 Tanzania, year by year
| Year | cases per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.005 cases per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0051 cases per person | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0051 cases per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0051 cases per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0051 cases per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0051 cases per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.005 cases per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0049 cases per person | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0047 cases per person | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0045 cases per person | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0043 cases per person | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.004 cases per person | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0038 cases per person | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0034 cases per person | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0033 cases per person | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0031 cases per person | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0029 cases per person | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0027 cases per person | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0025 cases per person | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0024 cases per person | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0022 cases per person | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0021 cases per person | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0019 cases per person | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0018 cases per person | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0017 cases per person | -6.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.0017 cases per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0013 cases per person, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.0017 cases per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0015 cases per person, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.005 cases per person | 0.0045 cases per person | 0.0051 cases per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0032 cases per person | 0.0024 cases per person | 0.0043 cases per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.002 cases per person | 0.0017 cases per person | 0.0022 cases per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More health data for Tanzania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 658.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,514 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 13 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.86 % 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 0.0786 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % 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 Tanzania?
- Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Tanzania was 0.0017 cases per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0051 cases per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 cases per person in 2024.
- How does Tanzania rank for tuberculosis cases, per capita?
- Tanzania ranks 43rd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis cases, per capita rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.