Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Tanzania
Tanzania: Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre was 0.1377 cases per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Tanzania, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cases per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Tanzania is 0.1377 cases per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Tanzania peaked at 0.2303 cases per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1377 cases per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Tanzania 45th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | cases per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1942 cases per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.2009 cases per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2077 cases per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2134 cases per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.219 cases per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2258 cases per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2292 cases per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2303 cases per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.228 cases per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2224 cases per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2156 cases per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2089 cases per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2021 cases per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1851 cases per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1851 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1795 cases per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.175 cases per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1693 cases per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1637 cases per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.158 cases per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1524 cases per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1479 cases per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1422 cases per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1377 cases per square kilometre | -3.2% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.1377 cases per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0879 cases per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.1377 cases per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1095 cases per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2171 cases per square kilometre | 0.1942 cases per square kilometre | 0.2303 cases per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1842 cases per square kilometre | 0.158 cases per square kilometre | 0.2156 cases per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1451 cases per square kilometre | 0.1377 cases per square kilometre | 0.1524 cases per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 42 Ethiopia 0.163 cases per square kilometre compare
- 43 Mozambique 0.1539 cases per square kilometre compare
- 44 Papua New Guinea 0.1479 cases per square kilometre compare
- 46 Equatorial Guinea 0.1355 cases per square kilometre compare
- 47 Guinea-Bissau 0.1351 cases per square kilometre compare
- 48 Afghanistan 0.1288 cases per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Tanzania?
- Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Tanzania was 0.1377 cases per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2303 cases per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1377 cases per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Tanzania rank for tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre?
- Tanzania ranks 45th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. 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 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.