What is the difference in rate of new tuberculosis cases between Bangladesh and Nepal?

6 cases per 100,000 people, with Nepal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nepal?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Rate of new tuberculosis cases. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Nepal: Rate of new tuberculosis cases

Bangladesh

221 cases per 100,000 people

in 2024

Nepal

227 cases per 100,000 people

in 2024

Bangladesh rank

29th

Nepal rank

26th

Rate of new tuberculosis cases over time

Bangladesh
Nepal

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 227 cases per 100,000 people against 221 cases per 100,000 people in Bangladesh, a difference of 6 cases per 100,000 people.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 29th and Nepal ranks 26th of 215 countries.

Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	221 cases per 100,000 people	366.6 cases per 100,000 people	145.6 cases per 100,000 people	Nepal
2010s	221 cases per 100,000 people	273 cases per 100,000 people	52 cases per 100,000 people	Nepal
2020s	221 cases per 100,000 people	230 cases per 100,000 people	9 cases per 100,000 people	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rate of new tuberculosis cases, Bangladesh or Nepal?: Nepal, at 227 cases per 100,000 people against 221 cases per 100,000 people in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in rate of new tuberculosis cases between Bangladesh and Nepal?: 6 cases per 100,000 people, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nepal?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Nepal rank globally for rate of new tuberculosis cases?: Bangladesh ranks 29th and Nepal ranks 26th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Rate of new tuberculosis cases. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rate of new tuberculosis cases
Unit: cases per 100,000 people
Source: WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 5,317 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of new cases of tuberculosis per 100,000 people.