Bhutan vs India: Rate of new tuberculosis cases
Bhutan
191 cases per 100,000 people
in 2024
India
187 cases per 100,000 people
in 2024
Bhutan rank
37th
India rank
38th
Rate of new tuberculosis cases over time
- Bhutan
- India
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 191 cases per 100,000 people against 187 cases per 100,000 people in India, a difference of 4 cases per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 37th and India ranks 38th of 215 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 510.9 cases per 100,000 people | 308.4 cases per 100,000 people | 202.5 cases per 100,000 people | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 311 cases per 100,000 people | 238.2 cases per 100,000 people | 72.8 cases per 100,000 people | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 185.4 cases per 100,000 people | 193.6 cases per 100,000 people | 8.2 cases per 100,000 people | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of new tuberculosis cases, Bhutan or India?
- Bhutan, at 191 cases per 100,000 people against 187 cases per 100,000 people in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rate of new tuberculosis cases between Bhutan and India?
- 4 cases per 100,000 people, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and India?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and India rank globally for rate of new tuberculosis cases?
- Bhutan ranks 37th and India ranks 38th 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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About this data
Number of new cases of tuberculosis per 100,000 people.