Tuberculosis prevalence rate, high uncertainty bound (per 1000,000 population, WHO) by country

The number of cases of tuberculosis (all forms) in a population at a given point in time (the middle of the calendar year), expressed as the rate per 100 000 population. It is sometimes referred to as "point prevalence" high uncertainty bound. Estimates include cases of TB in people with HIV. Published values are...

Countries reporting
53
Highest
2,353 per 1000,000 population, WHO
Sierra Leone
Lowest
48 per 1000,000 population, WHO
Egypt
Median
387 per 1000,000 population, WHO
Years covered
22
1990–2011
Data points
1,166

What the numbers show

Tuberculosis prevalence rate, high uncertainty bound (per 1000,000 population, WHO) is currently reported for 53 countries. The highest value is 2,353 per 1000,000 population, WHO in Sierra Leone; the lowest is 48 per 1000,000 population, WHO in Egypt.

The median across all reporting countries is 387 per 1000,000 population, WHO, and the mean is 532.49 per 1000,000 population, WHO.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 49.

Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 65.9%), and the largest decrease in Rwanda (down 69.1%).

Tuberculosis prevalence rate, high uncertainty bound: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Sierra Leone 2,353 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 up 65.9% rising
2 Djibouti 1,481 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 up 11.4% flat
3 Eswatini 1,374 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 up 40.5% rising
4 South Africa 1,254 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 up 23.8% rising
5 Mauritania 1,204 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 up 40.8% rising
6 Namibia 1,198 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 54.9% rising
7 Somalia 894 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 2.6% falling
8 Zimbabwe 889 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 up 35.9% rising
9 Central African Republic 844 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 58.0% falling
10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 842 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 6.1% falling
11 Mozambique 837 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 25.1% falling
12 Gabon 831 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 33.8% rising
13 Congo 794 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 up 8.2% rising
14 Liberia 766 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 0.1% rising
15 Gambia 764 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 up 24.2% rising
16 Madagascar 729 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 24.8% falling
17 Lesotho 716 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 up 6.9% rising
18 Angola 712 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 up 19.3% falling
19 Botswana 574 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 47.7% falling
20 Zambia 558 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 31.6% falling
21 Cameroon 490 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 33.3% rising
22 Kenya 475 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 up 1.5% rising
23 Guinea-Bissau 437 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 14.0% rising
24 Equatorial Guinea 435 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 36.3% falling
25 Côte d'Ivoire 407 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 48.2% falling
26 Guinea 404 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 33.4% falling
27 Cape Verde 387 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 20.7% falling
28 Nigeria 382 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 65.4% falling
29 Senegal 341 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 17.8% falling
30 Sudan 339 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 17.1% falling
31 Chad 316 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 12.9% rising
32 Burundi 313 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 44.3% falling
33 Uganda 298 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 60.3% falling
34 Eritrea 291 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 26.9% falling
35 Ethiopia 288 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 45.6% falling
36 Tanzania, United Republic of 286 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 27.8% falling
37 Niger 281 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 52.9% volatile
38 Algeria 260 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 up 8.3% rising
39 Sao Tome and Principe 256 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 0.4% falling
40 Malawi 255 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 60.8% falling
41 Morocco 248 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 8.8% falling
42 Rwanda 189 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 69.1% volatile
43 Benin 163 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 20.9% falling
44 Togo 162 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 20.6% rising
45 Ghana 158 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 58.7% falling
46 Mali 145 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 19.4% falling
47 Burkina Faso 141 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 22.5% falling
48 Libya 103 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 unchanged falling
49 Comoros 101 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 9.8% falling
50 Seychelles 73 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 24.7% falling
51 Tunisia 71 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 up 24.6% falling
52 Mauritius 65 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 9.7% falling
53 Egypt 48 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 27.3% falling

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Indicator
Tuberculosis prevalence rate, high uncertainty bound (per 1000,000 population, WHO)
Unit
per 1000,000 population, WHO
Source
World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Control Report
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 1,166 data points, 1990–2011
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The number of cases of tuberculosis (all forms) in a population at a given point in time (the middle of the calendar year), expressed as the rate per 100 000 population. It is sometimes referred to as "point prevalence" high uncertainty bound. Estimates include cases of TB in people with HIV. Published values are rounded to three significant figures. Uncertainty bounds are provided in addition to best estimates.