Jamaica vs Tonga: Rate of new tuberculosis cases
Jamaica
2.3 cases per 100,000 people
in 2024
Tonga
1.9 cases per 100,000 people
in 2024
Jamaica rank
199th
Tonga rank
201st
Rate of new tuberculosis cases over time
- Jamaica
- Tonga
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 2.3 cases per 100,000 people against 1.9 cases per 100,000 people in Tonga, a difference of 0.4 cases per 100,000 people.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tonga ahead.
Jamaica ranks 199th and Tonga ranks 201st of 215 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.47 cases per 100,000 people | 16.45 cases per 100,000 people | 7.98 cases per 100,000 people | Tonga |
| 2010s | 5.16 cases per 100,000 people | 9.83 cases per 100,000 people | 4.67 cases per 100,000 people | Tonga |
| 2020s | 3.22 cases per 100,000 people | 5.12 cases per 100,000 people | 1.9 cases per 100,000 people | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of new tuberculosis cases, Jamaica or Tonga?
- Jamaica, at 2.3 cases per 100,000 people against 1.9 cases per 100,000 people in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rate of new tuberculosis cases between Jamaica and Tonga?
- 0.4 cases per 100,000 people, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Tonga?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Tonga rank globally for rate of new tuberculosis cases?
- Jamaica ranks 199th and Tonga ranks 201st 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.