Puerto Rico vs Palestine, State of: Rate of new tuberculosis cases
Puerto Rico
0.55 cases per 100,000 people
in 2024
Palestine, State of
0.29 cases per 100,000 people
in 2024
Puerto Rico rank
209th
Palestine, State of rank
210th
Rate of new tuberculosis cases over time
- Puerto Rico
- Palestine, State of
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.55 cases per 100,000 people against 0.29 cases per 100,000 people in Palestine, State of, a difference of 0.26 cases per 100,000 people.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.9 times Palestine, State of's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 209th and Palestine, State of ranks 210th of 215 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Palestine, State of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.46 cases per 100,000 people | 2.5 cases per 100,000 people | 2.96 cases per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 2 cases per 100,000 people | 1.17 cases per 100,000 people | 0.826 cases per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 0.802 cases per 100,000 people | 0.538 cases per 100,000 people | 0.264 cases per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of new tuberculosis cases, Puerto Rico or Palestine, State of?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.55 cases per 100,000 people against 0.29 cases per 100,000 people in Palestine, State of as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rate of new tuberculosis cases between Puerto Rico and Palestine, State of?
- 0.26 cases per 100,000 people, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Palestine, State of?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Puerto Rico and Palestine, State of rank globally for rate of new tuberculosis cases?
- Puerto Rico ranks 209th and Palestine, State of ranks 210th 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.