Afghanistan vs Papua New Guinea: Number of incident tuberculosis cases

Afghanistan
87,000
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
70,000
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
20th
Papua New Guinea rank
22nd

Number of incident tuberculosis cases over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Papua New Guinea
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k200020122024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 87,000 against 70,000 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 17,000.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 20th and Papua New Guinea ranks 22nd of 196 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 51,800 47,000 4,800 Afghanistan
2010s 67,900 51,200 16,700 Afghanistan
2020s 83,400 64,800 18,600 Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of incident tuberculosis cases, Afghanistan or Papua New Guinea?
Afghanistan, at 87,000 against 70,000 in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of incident tuberculosis cases between Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
17,000, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of incident tuberculosis cases?
Afghanistan ranks 20th and Papua New Guinea ranks 22nd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Number of incident tuberculosis cases. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of incident tuberculosis cases
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
209 places, 5,202 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed