Kiribati vs Papua New Guinea: Rate of new tuberculosis cases
Kiribati
945 cases per 100,000 people
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
664 cases per 100,000 people
in 2024
Kiribati rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
2nd
Rate of new tuberculosis cases over time
- Kiribati
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 945 cases per 100,000 people against 664 cases per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 281 cases per 100,000 people.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.4 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd of 215 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,093 cases per 100,000 people | 743.7 cases per 100,000 people | 349.5 cases per 100,000 people | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 809 cases per 100,000 people | 592.7 cases per 100,000 people | 216.3 cases per 100,000 people | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 728.6 cases per 100,000 people | 636.2 cases per 100,000 people | 92.4 cases per 100,000 people | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of new tuberculosis cases, Kiribati or Papua New Guinea?
- Kiribati, at 945 cases per 100,000 people against 664 cases per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rate of new tuberculosis cases between Kiribati and Papua New Guinea?
- 281 cases per 100,000 people, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Papua New Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Papua New Guinea rank globally for rate of new tuberculosis cases?
- Kiribati ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd 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.