Tuberculosis death rate in Austria
Austria: Tuberculosis death rate was 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis death rate in Austria, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Austria recorded 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people for tuberculosis death rate in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 23.4% on the previous year and down 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis death rate in Austria peaked at 0.93 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Austria ranks 167th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.664 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.583 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.415 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 165 Jamaica 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 165 Spain 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 167 Albania 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 169 Czechia 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 169 Germany 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 169 Ireland 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 169 New Zealand 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 169 United Kingdom 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Austria
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,266 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 27 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 50,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 48,027 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 49,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 46,408 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 48,114 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 45,674 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis death rate in Austria?
- Tuberculosis death rate in Austria was 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.93 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Austria rank for tuberculosis death rate?
- Austria ranks 167th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tuberculosis death rate rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from tuberculosis in both sexes, per 100,000 people.