Incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people fell 8.70% to 21.0 persons in Iraq in 2023, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people in Iraq reached an all time high of 54.0 persons in 1990 and an all time low of 21.0 persons in 2023. When compared to Iraq's main peers, incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people in Iran amounted to 11.0 persons, 9.70 persons in Kuwait, 8.40 persons in Saudi Arabia and 17.0 persons in Syria in 2023.
Iraq has been ranked 116th within the group of 176 countries we follow in terms of incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people, 16 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 |
| Bahrain | persons | 12.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | persons | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | persons | 33.0 | 31.0 | 28.0 | 26.0 | 24.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | persons | 6.70 | 5.00 | 5.50 | 4.60 | 4.20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | persons | 27.0 | 22.0 | 20.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | persons | 12.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 13.0 | 9.50 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | persons | 267 | 265 | 263 | 259 | 273 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | persons | 10.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 8.70 | 9.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | persons | 20.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | persons | 17.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 15.0 | 14.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | persons | 43.0 | 46.0 | 45.0 | 46.0 | 47.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | persons | 0.820 | 1.00 | 0.980 | 0.750 | 0.780 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | persons | 48.0 | 48.0 | 48.0 | 48.0 | 48.0 |
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