Based on a comparison of 176 countries in 2023, Lesotho ranked the highest in incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people with 664 persons followed by Philippines and Myanmar. On the other end of the scale was Palestine with 0.350 persons, Puerto Rico with 0.710 persons and United Arab Emirates with 0.800 persons.
Average incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people reached 134 persons in 2023 in the World according to World Bank / WHO. This is 0 % the same as in the previous year and -17.2 % less than 10 years ago.
Historically, average incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people reached an all time high of 181 persons in 2001 and an all time low of 129 persons in 2020. The average annual growth amounted to -0.361 % since 1990.
Data for more countries are available at Incidence of Tuberculosis (Per 100,000 People) indicator page.
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 |
Central African Republic | persons | 540 | 540 | 540 | 540 | 540 | ||||||||||||||||
Congo | persons | 376 | 375 | 373 | 372 | 370 | ||||||||||||||||
Dem. People's Republic of Korea | persons | 513 | 513 | 513 | 513 | 513 | ||||||||||||||||
East Timor | persons | 498 | 498 | 498 | 498 | 498 | ||||||||||||||||
Gabon | persons | 529 | 525 | 521 | 517 | 513 | ||||||||||||||||
Guinea Bissau | persons | 361 | 361 | 361 | 361 | 361 | ||||||||||||||||
Indonesia | persons | 319 | 316 | 312 | 302 | 342 | ||||||||||||||||
Lesotho | persons | 681 | 659 | 654 | 609 | 636 | ||||||||||||||||
Mongolia | persons | 428 | 428 | 428 | 413 | 428 | ||||||||||||||||
Mozambique | persons | 361 | 361 | 361 | 361 | 361 | ||||||||||||||||
Myanmar | persons | 355 | 338 | 322 | 312 | 362 | ||||||||||||||||
Namibia | persons | 565 | 524 | 486 | 455 | 461 | ||||||||||||||||
Papua New Guinea | persons | 432 | 432 | 432 | 432 | 432 | ||||||||||||||||
Philippines | persons | 554 | 554 | 554 | 535 | 583 | ||||||||||||||||
South Africa | persons | 738 | 677 | 615 | 562 | 513 |