Denmark vs Sweden: Tuberculosis death rate
Denmark
0.19 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2024
Sweden
0.2 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2024
Denmark rank
191st
Sweden rank
190th
Tuberculosis death rate over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people in Denmark, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 191st and Sweden ranks 190th of 215 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.703 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.814 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.111 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.369 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.349 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.194 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.004 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tuberculosis death rate, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tuberculosis death rate between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for tuberculosis death rate?
- Denmark ranks 191st and Sweden ranks 190th 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.