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Tuberculosis death rate in Greece

Greece: Tuberculosis death rate was 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.32 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 11.1%
World rank
174th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.04 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2003
All-time low
0.32 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Tuberculosis death rate in Greece, 2000–2021

0.40.60.812000201020212000: 0.81 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 1 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 0.84 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 1 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 0.87 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 0.78 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 0.93 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 0.77 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 0.85 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 0.7 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 0.66 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 1 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 0.7 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 0.52 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 0.54 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 0.46 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 0.41 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

Greece recorded 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people for tuberculosis death rate in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 51.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tuberculosis death rate in Greece peaked at 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.

Greece ranks 174th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.863 deaths per 100,000 people 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 0.585 deaths per 100,000 people 0.41 deaths per 100,000 people 1 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 0.34 deaths per 100,000 people 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 174 Canada 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 176 Slovakia 0.3 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 177 Qatar 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is tuberculosis death rate in Greece?
Tuberculosis death rate in Greece was 0.32 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 Greece?
The highest recorded value was 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people in 2003.
What is the lowest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
How does Greece rank for tuberculosis death rate?
Greece ranks 174th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is tuberculosis death rate rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece 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

Indicator
Tuberculosis death rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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Estimated number of deaths from tuberculosis in both sexes, per 100,000 people.