What is the difference in rate of new tuberculosis cases between Rwanda and Sri Lanka?

3 cases per 100,000 people, with Rwanda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sri Lanka?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 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.

Rwanda vs Sri Lanka: Rate of new tuberculosis cases

Rwanda

62 cases per 100,000 people

in 2024

Sri Lanka

59 cases per 100,000 people

in 2024

Rwanda rank

82nd

Sri Lanka rank

84th

Rate of new tuberculosis cases over time

Rwanda
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 62 cases per 100,000 people against 59 cases per 100,000 people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 3 cases per 100,000 people.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 82nd and Sri Lanka ranks 84th of 215 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Rwanda	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	153.4 cases per 100,000 people	117 cases per 100,000 people	36.4 cases per 100,000 people	Rwanda
2010s	69.1 cases per 100,000 people	71.9 cases per 100,000 people	2.8 cases per 100,000 people	Sri Lanka
2020s	62.4 cases per 100,000 people	56.4 cases per 100,000 people	6 cases per 100,000 people	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rate of new tuberculosis cases, Rwanda or Sri Lanka?: Rwanda, at 62 cases per 100,000 people against 59 cases per 100,000 people in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in rate of new tuberculosis cases between Rwanda and Sri Lanka?: 3 cases per 100,000 people, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sri Lanka?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Rwanda and Sri Lanka rank globally for rate of new tuberculosis cases?: Rwanda ranks 82nd and Sri Lanka ranks 84th 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.