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Tuberculosis cases — Sub-Saharan Africa

Tuberculosis cases in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2024 — 2,655,732 people. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 7.8%.

2024 2.66M people −0.09% vs 2023
World rank —
Period maximum 3.09M people2009
Period minimum 2.46M people2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · people

Tuberculosis cases — Sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–20242.4M2.6M2.8M3M3.2M2000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 2,462,950 people2001: 2,567,709 people2002: 2,680,629 people2003: 2,813,680 people2004: 2,913,128 people2005: 2,988,584 people2006: 3,049,587 people2007: 3,080,587 people2008: 3,065,886 people2009: 3,088,185 people2010: 3,077,507 people2011: 3,078,641 people2012: 3,055,250 people2013: 3,012,014 people2014: 2,991,963 people2015: 2,933,858 people2016: 2,821,222 people2017: 2,773,916 people2018: 2,735,665 people2019: 2,697,404 people2020: 2,666,389 people2021: 2,664,101 people2022: 2,668,046 people2023: 2,658,253 people2024: 2,655,732 people
Change over the period: +192,782 (+7.83%) Average annual rate: 0.31 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa 2.66M people
World computed 10.55M people
Tuberculosis cases — Sub-Saharan Africa, by year Sub-Saharan Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 2.66M −2,521 −0.09%
2023 2.66M −9,793 −0.37%
2022 2.67M +3,945 +0.15%
2021 2.66M −2,288 −0.09%
2020 2.67M −31,015 −1.15%
2019 2.7M −38,261 −1.4%
2018 2.74M −38,251 −1.38%
2017 2.77M −47,306 −1.68%
2016 2.82M −112,636 −3.84%
2015 2.93M −58,105 −1.94%
2014 2.99M −20,051 −0.67%
2013 3.01M −43,236 −1.42%
2012 3.06M −23,391 −0.76%
2011 3.08M +1,134 +0.04%
2010 3.08M −10,678 −0.35%
2009 3.09M +22,299 +0.73%
2008 3.07M −14,701 −0.48%
2007 3.08M +31,000 +1.02%
2006 3.05M +61,003 +2.04%
2005 2.99M +75,456 +2.59%
2004 2.91M +99,448 +3.53%
2003 2.81M +133,051 +4.96%
2002 2.68M +112,920 +4.4%
2001 2.57M +104,759 +4.25%
2000 2.46M — —

About the indicator

The estimated number of new and relapse cases of tuberculosis of all forms during a year. WHO counts not the detected cases but their estimated number: diagnosis in practice lags behind, and the gap between the estimate and the notifications itself serves as a measure of the quality of detection. In absolute numbers the picture is set by the large countries of Asia, whereas by incidence per 100,000 people the countries of southern Africa come first.

Important: An estimate with an uncertainty interval; the central one is taken. Cases of tuberculosis in people with HIV are counted here, and in the indicator of tuberculosis deaths they are not.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

Other indicators for Sub-Saharan Africa

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The number of new and relapse cases of tuberculosis per 100,000 people per year.

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How many people died of tuberculosis during the year, excluding those who died with HIV.

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How many people in a country live with HIV — the UNAIDS and WHO estimate in absolute numbers.

Sub-Saharan Africa by year Diseases HIV prevalence

The share of people aged 15–49 living with HIV.

Sub-Saharan Africa by year Diseases New HIV infections

How many people are infected with HIV in a year — per 1,000 uninfected people aged 15–49.

Sub-Saharan Africa by year Diseases HIV-related deaths

How many people died during the year of causes related to HIV.

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