Tuberculosis incidence in South Africa
Tuberculosis incidence in South Africa was 389 per 100,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
South Africa, 2024
389
Change from 2023
−38per 100,000 people
World, 2024
131 per 100,000 people
Median of G20 countries, 2024
13 per 100,000 people
Position in 2024
12th of 208
Tuberculosis incidence in South Africa over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
New cases per 100,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | South Africa | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 389 per 100,000 people | 131 per 100,000 people |
| 2023 | 427 per 100,000 people | 134 per 100,000 people |
| 2022 | 468 per 100,000 people | 134 per 100,000 people |
| 2021 | 513 per 100,000 people | 132 per 100,000 people |
| 2020 | 562 per 100,000 people | 131 per 100,000 people |
| 2019 | 615 per 100,000 people | 134 per 100,000 people |
| 2018 | 677 per 100,000 people | 137 per 100,000 people |
| 2017 | 738 per 100,000 people | 141 per 100,000 people |
| 2016 | 805 per 100,000 people | 145 per 100,000 people |
| 2015 | 988 per 100,000 people | 150 per 100,000 people |
| 2014 | 1,070 per 100,000 people | 154 per 100,000 people |
| 2013 | 1,110 per 100,000 people | 157 per 100,000 people |
| 2012 | 1,160 per 100,000 people | 162 per 100,000 people |
| 2011 | 1,200 per 100,000 people | 166 per 100,000 people |
| 2010 | 1,230 per 100,000 people | 169 per 100,000 people |
| 2009 | 1,260 per 100,000 people | 173 per 100,000 people |
| 2008 | 1,270 per 100,000 people | 176 per 100,000 people |
| 2007 | 1,270 per 100,000 people | 180 per 100,000 people |
| 2006 | 1,250 per 100,000 people | 183 per 100,000 people |
| 2005 | 1,210 per 100,000 people | 185 per 100,000 people |
| 2004 | 1,150 per 100,000 people | 187 per 100,000 people |
| 2003 | 1,070 per 100,000 people | 189 per 100,000 people |
| 2002 | 971 per 100,000 people | 189 per 100,000 people |
| 2001 | 867 per 100,000 people | 190 per 100,000 people |
| 2000 | 762 per 100,000 people | 190 per 100,000 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −38 from 427 per 100,000 people in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 1,070 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −681.
- Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, South Africa has the 12th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 131 per 100,000 people.
More for South Africa
All statistics for South Africa
HIV incidence
5.20 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49
2024 · World Bank
Malaria incidence
0.1 per 1,000 at risk
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
66.1 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
15.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
56.2 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
74
2023 · WHO