Tuberculosis death rate in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Tuberculosis death rate was 16 deaths per 100,000 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
16 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 27.3%
World rank
54th
of 215 countries
All-time high
189 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
All-time low
16 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Tuberculosis death rate in Ethiopia, 2000–2024

0501001502002000201220242000: 189 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 168 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 141 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 124 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 109 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 100 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 94 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 84 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 71 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 61 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 53 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 47 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 44 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 46 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 44 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 32 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 31 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 29 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 25 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 23 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 22 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 19 deaths per 100,000 people2022: 19 deaths per 100,000 people2023: 22 deaths per 100,000 people2024: 16 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 16 deaths per 100,000 people for tuberculosis death rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 27.3% on the previous year and down 63.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tuberculosis death rate in Ethiopia peaked at 189 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2024.

That places Ethiopia 54th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 114.1 deaths per 100,000 people 61 deaths per 100,000 people 189 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 37.4 deaths per 100,000 people 23 deaths per 100,000 people 53 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 19.6 deaths per 100,000 people 16 deaths per 100,000 people 22 deaths per 100,000 people 5

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 53 Cote d'Ivoire 17 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 54 Greenland 16 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 54 Thailand 16 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 57 Fiji 15 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tuberculosis death rate in Ethiopia?
Tuberculosis death rate in Ethiopia was 16 deaths per 100,000 people in 2024, according to WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 189 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
What is the lowest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 16 deaths per 100,000 people in 2024.
How does Ethiopia rank for tuberculosis death rate?
Ethiopia ranks 54th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is tuberculosis death rate rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 63.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Tuberculosis death rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 5,317 data points, 2000–2024
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Estimated annual number of deaths from all forms of tuberculosis per 100,000 people.