Datasets:

EPI-Eval
/

who-tb-burden

pretty_name: WHO Global TB — annual country estimates
license: cc-by-4.0
size_categories:
  - 1K<n<10K
tags:
  - cadence-annual
  - geo-global
  - surveillance-notifiable
  - pathogen-tuberculosis
  - tier-3
  - availability-open
schema_version: '0.1'
source_id: who-tb-burden
source_url: >-
  https://www.who.int/teams/global-programme-on-tuberculosis-and-lung-health/data
manifest_section: §12.1
surveillance_category: notifiable
pathogens:
  - tuberculosis
availability: open
availability_notes: null
access_type: csv
tier: 3
cadence: annual
geography_levels:
  - national
geography_countries:
  - multiple
gold_standard_for: []
vintaged_version_of: null
succeeds: null
derived_from: []
value_columns:
  - name: e_pop_num
    unit: people
    value_type: stock
    description: WHO-estimated population for the year
    aggregation: mean
  - name: e_inc_100k
    unit: per 100k population
    value_type: rate
    description: Estimated TB incidence rate per 100k (all forms)
    aggregation: rate
  - name: e_inc_num
    unit: cases
    value_type: incident
    description: Estimated absolute TB incidence (all forms)
    aggregation: sum
  - name: e_mort_100k
    unit: per 100k population
    value_type: rate
    description: Estimated TB mortality rate per 100k (all forms, including HIV+TB)
    aggregation: rate
  - name: e_mort_num
    unit: deaths
    value_type: incident
    description: Estimated absolute TB deaths (all forms, including HIV+TB)
    aggregation: sum
  - name: e_tbhiv_prct
    unit: percent (0-100)
    value_type: proportion
    description: Estimated % of TB cases that are HIV-positive
    aggregation: rate
  - name: c_cdr
    unit: percent (0-100)
    value_type: proportion
    description: Case detection rate (notifications / estimated incidence)
    aggregation: rate
notes:
  extra_columns:
    - column: location_name
      description: WHO English country name. `location_id` is ISO2.
  interpretation_caveats:
    - column: e_inc_num
      caveat: >
        WHO modelled estimate, not direct surveillance count. Re-estimated each
        year — historical

        values can change between releases. For a notification-only series use
        the sibling

        `notifications` dataset (separate ingest TBD).
  general: >
    The TB burden file is annual modelled estimates with uncertainty intervals
    (we drop the

    `_lo` / `_hi` companion columns for v0.1; recoverable from the source as
    needed). Best

    used as a slow covariate (population denominators, multi-year context)
    rather than as

    a forecasting target.
extra:
  source_columns_omitted: >-
    ~50 columns dropped (mostly _lo/_hi uncertainty bands and per-form / per-age
    breakdowns)
  estimates_vintaging_note: >-
    WHO re-estimates each year using the latest model; older releases differ. We
    currently take the latest CSV as-of.
computed:
  last_ingested: '2026-04-26T12:49:21Z'
  row_count: 5322
  time_coverage:
    - start: '2000-12-31'
      end: '2024-12-31'
  geography_unit_count: 216
  observed_cadence_days: 365
  missing_gaps: []
  data_hash: 770f3bca6e2f5529

WHO Global TB — annual country estimates

The TB burden file is annual modelled estimates with uncertainty intervals (we drop the _lo / _hi companion columns for v0.1; recoverable from the source as needed). Best used as a slow covariate (population denominators, multi-year context) rather than as a forecasting target.

Source: https://www.who.int/teams/global-programme-on-tuberculosis-and-lung-health/data

Coverage

Time: 2000-12-31 → 2024-12-31
Cadence: annual (observed median spacing: 365 days)
Geography levels: national — 216 unique location IDs
Countries: multiple
Pathogens: tuberculosis
Surveillance category: notifiable
Rows: 5,322

Columns

Column	Unit	value_type	Aggregation	Description
`e_pop_num`	people	`stock`	`mean`	WHO-estimated population for the year
`e_inc_100k`	per 100k population	`rate`	`rate`	Estimated TB incidence rate per 100k (all forms)
`e_inc_num`	cases	`incident`	`sum`	Estimated absolute TB incidence (all forms)
`e_mort_100k`	per 100k population	`rate`	`rate`	Estimated TB mortality rate per 100k (all forms, including HIV+TB)
`e_mort_num`	deaths	`incident`	`sum`	Estimated absolute TB deaths (all forms, including HIV+TB)
`e_tbhiv_prct`	percent (0-100)	`proportion`	`rate`	Estimated % of TB cases that are HIV-positive
`c_cdr`	percent (0-100)	`proportion`	`rate`	Case detection rate (notifications / estimated incidence)

Additional data columns

location_name — WHO English country name. location_id is ISO2.

Interpretation caveats

Things that may differ from how other sources define a similar measure. If you're combining this dataset with another, read these first.

e_inc_num — WHO modelled estimate, not direct surveillance count. Re-estimated each year — historical values can change between releases. For a notification-only series use the sibling notifications dataset (separate ingest TBD).

Access

Availability: open
Access type: csv
License: cc-by-4.0
Tier: 3

Schema version 0.1 · Last ingested 2026-04-26T12:49:21Z · source_id: who-tb-burden · Manifest section §12.1