Norway vs Sweden: Rate of new tuberculosis cases
Norway
3.3 cases per 100,000 people
in 2024
Sweden
3.3 cases per 100,000 people
in 2024
Norway rank
188th
Sweden rank
188th
Rate of new tuberculosis cases over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 3.3 cases per 100,000 people against 3.3 cases per 100,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0 cases per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 188th and Sweden ranks 188th of 215 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.76 cases per 100,000 people | 6.83 cases per 100,000 people | 0.93 cases per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 2010s | 6.3 cases per 100,000 people | 7.26 cases per 100,000 people | 0.96 cases per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 3.08 cases per 100,000 people | 3.7 cases per 100,000 people | 0.62 cases per 100,000 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of new tuberculosis cases, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 3.3 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 Norway and Sweden?
- 0 cases per 100,000 people, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for rate of new tuberculosis cases?
- Norway ranks 188th 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.