Incidence of tuberculosis in Denmark
Denmark: Incidence of tuberculosis was 3.2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Incidence of tuberculosis in Denmark, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, incidence of tuberculosis in Denmark stood at 3.2. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of tuberculosis in Denmark peaked at 16 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.2, in 2024.
Denmark ranks 179th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Incidence of tuberculosis in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16 | — |
| 2001 | 13 | -18.8% |
| 2002 | 10 | -23.1% |
| 2003 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.1 | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 10 | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 8.5 | -15.0% |
| 2007 | 8.7 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 8 | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 7.8 | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 8.3 | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 7.8 | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 7.5 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 6.5 | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 7 | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 6.3 | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 5.4 | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 5.7 | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 5.4 | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 4.3 | -20.4% |
| 2021 | 4 | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 4.2 | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 3.5 | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 3.2 | -8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.03 | 7 | 16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.77 | 5.4 | 8.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.84 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More health data for Denmark
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1019 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,179 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.3149 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0758 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.3298 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0799 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of tuberculosis in Denmark?
- Incidence of tuberculosis in Denmark was 3.2 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest incidence of tuberculosis recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 16 in 2000.
- What is the lowest incidence of tuberculosis recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2 in 2024.
- How does Denmark rank for incidence of tuberculosis?
- Denmark ranks 179th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is incidence of tuberculosis rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100 000 population per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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