Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Senegal
Senegal: Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre was 0.1247 cases per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Senegal, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cases per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Senegal is 0.1247 cases per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Senegal peaked at 0.1247 cases per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0883 cases per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Senegal 50th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Senegal, year by year
| Year | cases per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0883 cases per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0935 cases per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0987 cases per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1039 cases per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1039 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1091 cases per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1091 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1143 cases per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1143 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1195 cases per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1195 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1195 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1247 cases per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1247 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1247 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1247 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1247 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1247 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1195 cases per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1195 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1195 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1195 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1247 cases per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1247 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.1247 cases per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0879 cases per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.1247 cases per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1095 cases per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1054 cases per square kilometre | 0.0883 cases per square kilometre | 0.1195 cases per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1226 cases per square kilometre | 0.1195 cases per square kilometre | 0.1247 cases per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1221 cases per square kilometre | 0.1195 cases per square kilometre | 0.1247 cases per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 47 Guinea-Bissau 0.1351 cases per square kilometre compare
- 48 Afghanistan 0.1288 cases per square kilometre compare
- 49 Guam 0.1278 cases per square kilometre compare
- 51 Liberia 0.1246 cases per square kilometre compare
- 52 Madagascar 0.1186 cases per square kilometre compare
- 53 Comoros 0.1182 cases per square kilometre compare
More health data for Senegal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 835.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,496 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.42 % 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 0.0658 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.29 % 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 square kilometre in Senegal?
- Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Senegal was 0.1247 cases per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1247 cases per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0883 cases per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre?
- Senegal ranks 50th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tuberculosis cases divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tuberculosis cases ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Tuberculosis cases WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.