Incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people fell 5.00% to 38.0 persons in South Korea in 2023, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people in South Korea reached an all time high of 164 persons in 1990 and an all time low of 38.0 persons in 2023. When compared to South Korea's main peers, incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people in China amounted to 52.0 persons, 513 persons in Dem. People's Republic of Korea, 9.30 persons in Japan and 182 persons in Vietnam in 2023.
South Korea has been ranked 99th within the group of 176 countries we follow in terms of incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people, 30 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 |
| Cambodia | persons | 329 | 308 | 287 | 280 | 285 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | persons | 62.0 | 61.0 | 58.0 | 58.0 | 55.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | persons | 513 | 513 | 513 | 513 | 513 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | persons | 217 | 208 | 202 | 195 | 200 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | persons | 15.0 | 14.0 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 11.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | persons | 168 | 162 | 155 | 149 | 143 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | persons | 59.0 | 54.0 | 50.0 | 49.0 | 47.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | persons | 70.0 | 64.0 | 58.0 | 48.0 | 44.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | persons | 156 | 153 | 150 | 143 | 141 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | persons | 3.00 | 2.90 | 2.90 | 2.30 | 2.60 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | persons | 188 | 182 | 176 | 172 | 169 |
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