What is the difference in rate of new tuberculosis cases between Cameroon and Laos?

5 cases per 100,000 people, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Laos?

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.

Cameroon vs Laos: Rate of new tuberculosis cases

Cameroon

132 cases per 100,000 people

in 2024

Laos

127 cases per 100,000 people

in 2024

Cameroon rank

52nd

Laos rank

55th

Rate of new tuberculosis cases over time

Cameroon
Laos

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 132 cases per 100,000 people against 127 cases per 100,000 people in Laos, a difference of 5 cases per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Laos ahead.

Cameroon ranks 52nd and Laos ranks 55th of 215 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Laos	Difference	Ahead
2000s	219 cases per 100,000 people	277.6 cases per 100,000 people	58.6 cases per 100,000 people	Laos
2010s	219.2 cases per 100,000 people	186.6 cases per 100,000 people	32.6 cases per 100,000 people	Cameroon
2020s	144 cases per 100,000 people	137.8 cases per 100,000 people	6.2 cases per 100,000 people	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rate of new tuberculosis cases, Cameroon or Laos?: Cameroon, at 132 cases per 100,000 people against 127 cases per 100,000 people in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in rate of new tuberculosis cases between Cameroon and Laos?: 5 cases per 100,000 people, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Laos?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Laos rank globally for rate of new tuberculosis cases?: Cameroon ranks 52nd and Laos ranks 55th 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.