Costa Rica vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Rate of new tuberculosis cases
Costa Rica
9.3 cases per 100,000 people
in 2024
Turks and Caicos Islands
8.6 cases per 100,000 people
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
155th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
157th
Rate of new tuberculosis cases over time
- Costa Rica
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 9.3 cases per 100,000 people against 8.6 cases per 100,000 people in Turks and Caicos Islands, a difference of 0.7 cases per 100,000 people.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Turks and Caicos Islands's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 155th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 157th of 215 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.3 cases per 100,000 people | 22.6 cases per 100,000 people | 2.3 cases per 100,000 people | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2010s | 12.01 cases per 100,000 people | 11.76 cases per 100,000 people | 0.25 cases per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 9.62 cases per 100,000 people | 7.32 cases per 100,000 people | 2.3 cases per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of new tuberculosis cases, Costa Rica or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Costa Rica, at 9.3 cases per 100,000 people against 8.6 cases per 100,000 people in Turks and Caicos Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rate of new tuberculosis cases between Costa Rica and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 0.7 cases per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for rate of new tuberculosis cases?
- Costa Rica ranks 155th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 157th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) β 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.