Papua New Guinea vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Tuberculosis death rate

Papua New Guinea
110 per 100,000 people
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
25 per 100,000 people
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
3rd

Tuberculosis death rate over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0100200300400200020122024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 110 per 100,000 people against 25 per 100,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 85 per 100,000 people.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 4.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 182 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 Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 230.8 per 100,000 people 59 per 100,000 people 171.8 per 100,000 people Papua New Guinea
2010s 132.2 per 100,000 people 46.6 per 100,000 people 85.6 per 100,000 people Papua New Guinea
2020s 126.2 per 100,000 people 31 per 100,000 people 95.2 per 100,000 people Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tuberculosis death rate, Papua New Guinea or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Papua New Guinea, at 110 per 100,000 people against 25 per 100,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in tuberculosis death rate between Papua New Guinea and Sub-Saharan Africa?
85 per 100,000 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sub-Saharan Africa?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for tuberculosis death rate?
Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report, published as Tuberculosis death rate (per 100,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Tuberculosis death rate (per 100,000 people)
Unit
per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
201 places, 5,002 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Tuberculosis death rate is the estimated number of deaths from tuberculosis among HIV-negative people, expressed as the rate per 100,000 population. Estimates for all years are recalculated as new information becomes available and techniques are refined, so they may differ from those published previously.