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Tuberculosis incidence
Estimated number of new and relapse TB cases per 100,000 population in a year.
Methodology & source
How this is measured.
Definition
Estimated number of new and relapse TB cases per 100,000 population in a year.
Calculation
WHO Global TB Programme estimate, combining notifications and survey data.
Primary source
Caveats
Wide uncertainty intervals where surveillance is weak. Drug-resistant TB is reported separately.
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Continent average
187.6
per 100,000
Continental view
Africa, color-coded.
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per 100,000
13.0143.0548.0
Time series
How it's changed.
Continent average vs. Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa. Values in per 100,000.
Continent average
Nigeria
Kenya
South Africa
Biggest improvers
Largest gains since 2000
Botswana↓ 83%
2004: 826.0 per 100,0002024: 143.0 per 100,000
Eritrea↓ 81%
2004: 617.0 per 100,0002024: 115.0 per 100,000
Eswatini↓ 75%
2003: 1,270.0 per 100,0002024: 319.0 per 100,000
Malawi↓ 72%
2004: 402.0 per 100,0002024: 113.0 per 100,000
Stalled or worse
Smallest gains, or moved the wrong way
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Every country, latest available value.
Sorted lowest to highest — lower is better. Click any country to open its dataset detail page.
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2003: 11.0 per 100,0002024: 17.0 per 100,000
Guinea↑ 9%
2004: 163.0 per 100,0002024: 178.0 per 100,000
Mozambique↑ 6%
2003: 339.0 per 100,0002024: 361.0 per 100,000
Gabon↑ 6%
2003: 350.0 per 100,0002024: 371.0 per 100,000
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Every country, every year — Tuberculosis incidence.
All 1,000 data points for this indicator across all 54 African countries (2000–2024). Free for any non-commercial use; please cite WHO.