Papua New Guinea vs Philippines: Rate of new tuberculosis cases
Papua New Guinea
664 cases per 100,000 people
in 2024
Philippines
625 cases per 100,000 people
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
2nd
Philippines rank
3rd
Rate of new tuberculosis cases over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 664 cases per 100,000 people against 625 cases per 100,000 people in Philippines, a difference of 39 cases per 100,000 people.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd and Philippines ranks 3rd of 215 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 743.7 cases per 100,000 people | 548.7 cases per 100,000 people | 195 cases per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 592.7 cases per 100,000 people | 546 cases per 100,000 people | 46.7 cases per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 636.2 cases per 100,000 people | 601.4 cases per 100,000 people | 34.8 cases per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of new tuberculosis cases, Papua New Guinea or Philippines?
- Papua New Guinea, at 664 cases per 100,000 people against 625 cases per 100,000 people in Philippines as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rate of new tuberculosis cases between Papua New Guinea and Philippines?
- 39 cases per 100,000 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Philippines?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Philippines rank globally for rate of new tuberculosis cases?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd and Philippines ranks 3rd 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.