What is the difference in rate of new tuberculosis cases between Myanmar and Timor-Leste?

14 cases per 100,000 people, with Timor-Leste ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Timor-Leste?

23 years are reported by both, from 2002 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.

Myanmar vs Timor-Leste: Rate of new tuberculosis cases

Myanmar

482 cases per 100,000 people

in 2024

Timor-Leste

496 cases per 100,000 people

in 2024

Myanmar rank

7th

Timor-Leste rank

5th

Rate of new tuberculosis cases over time

Myanmar
Timor-Leste

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 496 cases per 100,000 people against 482 cases per 100,000 people in Myanmar, a difference of 14 cases per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Timor-Leste ahead.

Myanmar ranks 7th and Timor-Leste ranks 5th of 215 countries.

Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Myanmar	Timor-Leste	Difference	Ahead
2000s	541.25 cases per 100,000 people	925.62 cases per 100,000 people	384.38 cases per 100,000 people	Timor-Leste
2010s	404.9 cases per 100,000 people	485 cases per 100,000 people	80.1 cases per 100,000 people	Timor-Leste
2020s	413.4 cases per 100,000 people	430.4 cases per 100,000 people	17 cases per 100,000 people	Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rate of new tuberculosis cases, Myanmar or Timor-Leste?: Timor-Leste, at 496 cases per 100,000 people against 482 cases per 100,000 people in Myanmar as of 2024.
What is the difference in rate of new tuberculosis cases between Myanmar and Timor-Leste?: 14 cases per 100,000 people, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Timor-Leste?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Myanmar and Timor-Leste rank globally for rate of new tuberculosis cases?: Myanmar ranks 7th and Timor-Leste ranks 5th 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.