Australia vs Samoa: Tuberculosis death rate
Australia
0.15 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2024
Samoa
0.17 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2024
Australia rank
197th
Samoa rank
195th
Tuberculosis death rate over time
- Australia
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Samoa ahead.
Australia ranks 197th and Samoa ranks 195th of 215 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.382 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.413 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.031 deaths per 100,000 people | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.234 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.287 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.053 deaths per 100,000 people | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.158 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.168 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tuberculosis death rate, Australia or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tuberculosis death rate between Australia and Samoa?
- 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Samoa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Samoa rank globally for tuberculosis death rate?
- Australia ranks 197th and Samoa ranks 195th 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 Tuberculosis death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated annual number of deaths from all forms of tuberculosis per 100,000 people.