What is the difference in rate of new tuberculosis cases between Philippines and East Timor?

129 cases per 100,000 people, with Philippines ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and East Timor?

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.

Philippines vs East Timor: Rate of new tuberculosis cases

Philippines

625 cases per 100,000 people

in 2024

East Timor

496 cases per 100,000 people

in 2024

Philippines rank

3rd

East Timor rank

5th

Rate of new tuberculosis cases over time

Philippines
East Timor

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 625 cases per 100,000 people against 496 cases per 100,000 people in East Timor, a difference of 129 cases per 100,000 people.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.3 times East Timor's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was East Timor ahead.

Philippines ranks 3rd and East Timor ranks 5th of 215 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 2 and East Timor in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Philippines	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
2000s	539.75 cases per 100,000 people	925.62 cases per 100,000 people	385.88 cases per 100,000 people	East Timor
2010s	546 cases per 100,000 people	485 cases per 100,000 people	61 cases per 100,000 people	Philippines
2020s	601.4 cases per 100,000 people	430.4 cases per 100,000 people	171 cases per 100,000 people	Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rate of new tuberculosis cases, Philippines or East Timor?: Philippines, at 625 cases per 100,000 people against 496 cases per 100,000 people in East Timor as of 2024.
What is the difference in rate of new tuberculosis cases between Philippines and East Timor?: 129 cases per 100,000 people, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and East Timor?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Philippines and East Timor rank globally for rate of new tuberculosis cases?: Philippines ranks 3rd and East Timor 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.