Tuberculosis incidence in Zambia
Zambia: Tuberculosis incidence was 272 per 100,000 people in 2024. βΌ Falling
Tuberculosis incidence in Zambia, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis incidence in Zambia is 272 per 100,000 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis incidence in Zambia peaked at 759 per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 272 per 100,000 people, in 2024.
That places Zambia 20th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 625.6 per 100,000 people | 514 per 100,000 people | 759 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 407.6 per 100,000 people | 333 per 100,000 people | 495 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 295.2 per 100,000 people | 272 per 100,000 people | 319 per 100,000 people | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 809.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,894 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 186,618 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 190,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 191,969 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 195,406 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis incidence in Zambia?
- Tuberculosis incidence in Zambia was 272 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest tuberculosis incidence recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 759 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis incidence recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 272 per 100,000 people in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for tuberculosis incidence?
- Zambia ranks 20th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis incidence rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Tuberculosis incidence (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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