Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Tuberculosis cases, per capita was 0.002 cases per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Uganda, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cases per person.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis cases, per capita in Uganda stood at 0.002 cases per person.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis cases, per capita in Uganda peaked at 0.0027 cases per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.002 cases per person, in 2023.
That places Uganda 36th 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | cases per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0027 cases per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0027 cases per person | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0025 cases per person | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0025 cases per person | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0024 cases per person | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0023 cases per person | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0023 cases per person | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0022 cases per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0022 cases per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0021 cases per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0021 cases per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0021 cases per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.002 cases per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.002 cases per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.002 cases per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.002 cases per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.002 cases per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.002 cases per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.002 cases per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.002 cases per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.002 cases per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.002 cases per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.002 cases per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.002 cases per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.002 cases per person | +0.3% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.002 cases per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0014 cases per person, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.002 cases per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0015 cases per person, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0024 cases per person | 0.0021 cases per person | 0.0027 cases per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.002 cases per person | 0.002 cases per person | 0.0021 cases per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.002 cases per person | 0.002 cases per person | 0.002 cases per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 111 (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 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0787 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % 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 Uganda?
- Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Uganda was 0.002 cases per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0027 cases per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 cases per person in 2023.
- How does Uganda rank for tuberculosis cases, per capita?
- Uganda ranks 36th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis cases, per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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.