Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Ghana
Ghana: Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases was 20,009 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
20,009
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
38th
of 197 countries
All-time high
20,009
in 2024
All-time low
10,933
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Ghana stood at 20,009. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Ghana peaked at 20,009 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10,933, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 38th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10,933 | — |
| 2001 | 11,923 | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 11,723 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 11,891 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 11,827 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 12,124 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 12,471 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 12,743 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 14,149 | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 14,892 | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 14,607 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 15,389 | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 14,753 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 15,043 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 14,668 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 14,460 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 14,167 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 14,121 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 13,874 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 14,691 | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 12,674 | -13.7% |
| 2021 | 13,401 | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 16,510 | +23.2% |
| 2023 | 19,031 | +15.3% |
| 2024 | 20,009 | +5.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 20,009 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10,658, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 20,009 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15,130, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12,468 | 10,933 | 14,892 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,577 | 13,874 | 15,389 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,325 | 12,674 | 20,009 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More health data for Ghana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5623 % 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 0.06 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % 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 - new and relapse cases in Ghana?
- Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Ghana was 20,009 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest tuberculosis - new and relapse cases recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 20,009 in 2024.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis - new and relapse cases recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,933 in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for tuberculosis - new and relapse cases?
- Ghana ranks 38th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis - new and relapse cases rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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