Tuberculosis death rate in Uganda
Uganda: Tuberculosis death rate was 19 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis death rate in Uganda, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis death rate in Uganda is 19, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 65.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis death rate in Uganda peaked at 111 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.9, in 2022.
That places Uganda 48th out of 215 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 death rate in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 111 | — |
| 2001 | 86 | -22.5% |
| 2002 | 71 | -17.4% |
| 2003 | 62 | -12.7% |
| 2004 | 58 | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 61 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 60 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 59 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 59 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 59 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 56 | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 51 | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 53 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 52 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 55 | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 59 | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 59 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 56 | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 46 | -17.9% |
| 2019 | 36 | -21.7% |
| 2020 | 41 | +13.9% |
| 2021 | 27 | -34.1% |
| 2022 | 9.9 | -63.3% |
| 2023 | 20 | +102.0% |
| 2024 | 19 | -5.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 19 is below the median for low income countries, which is 21.5, 88% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 19 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.5, 67% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis death rate in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +102.0% | 9.9 | 20 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.6 | 58 | 111 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.3 | 36 | 59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.38 | 9.9 | 41 | 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,666 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0804 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis death rate in Uganda?
- Tuberculosis death rate in Uganda was 19 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 111 in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9 in 2022.
- How does Uganda rank for tuberculosis death rate?
- Uganda ranks 48th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis death rate rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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