---
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

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