Tuberculosis death rate in Uganda
Uganda: Tuberculosis death rate was 9.1 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis death rate in Uganda, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 9.1 per 100,000 people for tuberculosis death rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 58.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis death rate in Uganda peaked at 27 per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4 per 100,000 people, in 2022.
That places Uganda 64th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.1 per 100,000 people | 15 per 100,000 people | 27 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.2 per 100,000 people | 16 per 100,000 people | 25 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.36 per 100,000 people | 4 per 100,000 people | 21 per 100,000 people | 5 |
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More health data for Uganda
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 650,869 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 624,736 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 643,598 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 639,166 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 656,357 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 660,462 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 669,469 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 677,641 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 627,959 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 667,122 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis death rate in Uganda?
- Tuberculosis death rate in Uganda was 9.1 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report.
- What is the highest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 27 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 per 100,000 people in 2022.
- How does Uganda rank for tuberculosis death rate?
- Uganda ranks 64th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis death rate rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report, published as part of Tuberculosis death rate (per 100,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tuberculosis death rate is the estimated number of deaths from tuberculosis among HIV-negative people, expressed as the rate per 100,000 population. Estimates for all years are recalculated as new information becomes available and techniques are refined, so they may differ from those published previously.