Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Ghana
Ghana: Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases was 20,009 in 2024. ▲ Rising
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.
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
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 986.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,361 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 20 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 20 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 294,010 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 291,497 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 304,855 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 301,852 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 312,958 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 309,507 (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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