Incidence of Tuberculosis (Per 100,000 People) rose 15.9% to 146 persons in Ethiopia in 2023

Incidence of Tuberculosis (Per 100,000 People) (persons), 2023
Health Care | Ethiopia | September 1, 2025
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Incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people rose 15.9% to 146 persons in Ethiopia in 2023, according to World Bank / WHO.

Historically, incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people in Ethiopia reached an all time high of 432 persons in 1998 and an all time low of 119 persons in 2021. When compared to Ethiopia's main peers, incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people in Eritrea amounted to 65.0 persons, 223 persons in Kenya, 243 persons in Somalia and 50.0 persons in Sudan in 2023.

Ethiopia has been ranked 46th within the group of 176 countries we follow in terms of incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people, 9 places below the position seen 10 years ago.

Incidence of Tuberculosis (Per 100,000 People) Unit 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Chad persons 143 142 142 141 140
Djibouti persons 244 233 210 192 201
Egypt persons 13.0 12.0 12.0 11.0 10.0
Eritrea persons 99.0 89.0 86.0 80.0 74.0
Ethiopia persons 164 151 140 129 119
Kenya persons 319 292 267 251 253
Somalia persons 266 262 258 254 250
South Sudan persons ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 227 227 227 227 227
Sudan persons 77.0 71.0 67.0 62.0 58.0
Tanzania persons 269 253 237 222 208
Uganda persons 201 200 200 199 199
Yemen persons 48.0 48.0 48.0 48.0 48.0