Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Tuberculosis cases, per capita was 0.0027 cases per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Zambia, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cases per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis cases, per capita in Zambia is 0.0027 cases per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis cases, per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0076 cases per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0027 cases per person, in 2024.
Zambia ranks 23rd 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | cases per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0076 cases per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0073 cases per person | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0069 cases per person | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0066 cases per person | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0064 cases per person | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0061 cases per person | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0058 cases per person | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0056 cases per person | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0054 cases per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0051 cases per person | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0049 cases per person | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0048 cases per person | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0046 cases per person | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0044 cases per person | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0041 cases per person | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0039 cases per person | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0038 cases per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0036 cases per person | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0034 cases per person | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0033 cases per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0032 cases per person | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0031 cases per person | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0029 cases per person | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0028 cases per person | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0027 cases per person | -4.4% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0027 cases per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0013 cases per person, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0027 cases per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0015 cases per person, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0063 cases per person | 0.0051 cases per person | 0.0076 cases per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0041 cases per person | 0.0033 cases per person | 0.0049 cases per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.003 cases per person | 0.0027 cases per person | 0.0032 cases per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.68 % 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 0.0743 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.69 % 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 Zambia?
- Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Zambia was 0.0027 cases per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0076 cases per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0027 cases per person in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for tuberculosis cases, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 23rd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis cases, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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.