What is the difference in rate of new tuberculosis cases between Malta and Turkey?

2 cases per 100,000 people, with Malta ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Turkey?

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.

Malta vs Turkey: Rate of new tuberculosis cases

Malta

15 cases per 100,000 people

in 2024

Turkey

13 cases per 100,000 people

in 2024

Malta rank

137th

Turkey rank

140th

Rate of new tuberculosis cases over time

Malta
Turkey

How they compare

Malta currently reports 15 cases per 100,000 people against 13 cases per 100,000 people in Turkey, a difference of 2 cases per 100,000 people.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.2 times Turkey's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Turkey ahead.

Malta ranks 137th and Turkey ranks 140th of 215 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6.26 cases per 100,000 people	46 cases per 100,000 people	39.74 cases per 100,000 people	Turkey
2010s	10.3 cases per 100,000 people	23.8 cases per 100,000 people	13.5 cases per 100,000 people	Turkey
2020s	15.2 cases per 100,000 people	14.8 cases per 100,000 people	0.4 cases per 100,000 people	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rate of new tuberculosis cases, Malta or Turkey?: Malta, at 15 cases per 100,000 people against 13 cases per 100,000 people in Turkey as of 2024.
What is the difference in rate of new tuberculosis cases between Malta and Turkey?: 2 cases per 100,000 people, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Turkey?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Malta and Turkey rank globally for rate of new tuberculosis cases?: Malta ranks 137th and Turkey ranks 140th 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.