Incidence of tuberculosis in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Incidence of tuberculosis was 53 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Incidence of tuberculosis in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 2000–2024
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 53 per 100,000 people for incidence of tuberculosis in 2024.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of tuberculosis in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 90 per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 46 per 100,000 people, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Incidence of tuberculosis in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 83 per 100,000 people | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 79 per 100,000 people | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 76 per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 72 per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 68 per 100,000 people | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 64 per 100,000 people | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 61 per 100,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 59 per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 56 per 100,000 people | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 54 per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 53 per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 51 per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 50 per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 48 per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 47 per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 47 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 47 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 48 per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 48 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 46 per 100,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 48 per 100,000 people | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 50 per 100,000 people | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 52 per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 53 per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.8 per 100,000 people | 56 per 100,000 people | 90 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.3 per 100,000 people | 47 per 100,000 people | 54 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.8 per 100,000 people | 46 per 100,000 people | 53 per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 11 Marshall Islands 411 per 100,000 people compare
- 12 South Africa 389 per 100,000 people compare
- 13 Indonesia 382 per 100,000 people compare
- 14 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 377 per 100,000 people compare
- 15 Angola 373 per 100,000 people compare
- 16 Sierra Leone 372 per 100,000 people compare
- 17 Gabon 371 per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.8651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0376 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.3093 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of tuberculosis in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Incidence of tuberculosis in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 53 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest incidence of tuberculosis recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 90 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest incidence of tuberculosis recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 46 per 100,000 people in 2020.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for incidence of tuberculosis?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 14th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is incidence of tuberculosis rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Incidence of tuberculosis is the estimated number of new and relapse tuberculosis cases arising in a given year, expressed as the rate per 100,000 population. All forms of TB are included, including cases in people living with HIV. Estimates for all years are recalculated as new information becomes available and techniques are refined, so they may differ from those published previously.