Greece vs Sweden: Rate of new tuberculosis cases
Greece
3.6 cases per 100,000 people
in 2024
Sweden
3.3 cases per 100,000 people
in 2024
Greece rank
186th
Sweden rank
188th
Rate of new tuberculosis cases over time
- Greece
- Sweden
How they compare
Greece currently reports 3.6 cases per 100,000 people against 3.3 cases per 100,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0.3 cases per 100,000 people.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 186th and Sweden ranks 188th of 215 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.98 cases per 100,000 people | 6.83 cases per 100,000 people | 1.15 cases per 100,000 people | Greece |
| 2010s | 5.43 cases per 100,000 people | 7.26 cases per 100,000 people | 1.83 cases per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 3.9 cases per 100,000 people | 3.7 cases per 100,000 people | 0.2 cases per 100,000 people | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of new tuberculosis cases, Greece or Sweden?
- Greece, at 3.6 cases per 100,000 people against 3.3 cases per 100,000 people in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rate of new tuberculosis cases between Greece and Sweden?
- 0.3 cases per 100,000 people, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sweden?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Sweden rank globally for rate of new tuberculosis cases?
- Greece ranks 186th and Sweden ranks 188th 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.