Incidence of tuberculosis in Kuwait
Kuwait: Incidence of tuberculosis was 10 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Incidence of tuberculosis in Kuwait, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for incidence of tuberculosis in Kuwait is 10, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and down 63.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of tuberculosis in Kuwait peaked at 45 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2024.
Kuwait ranks 143rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Incidence of tuberculosis in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36 | — |
| 2001 | 33 | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 38 | +15.2% |
| 2003 | 36 | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 34 | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 30 | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 36 | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 34 | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 44 | +29.4% |
| 2009 | 45 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 29 | -35.6% |
| 2012 | 30 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 27 | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 26 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 27 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 31 | +14.8% |
| 2018 | 25 | -19.4% |
| 2019 | 23 | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 20 | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 22 | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 13 | -40.9% |
| 2023 | 11 | -15.4% |
| 2024 | 10 | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.6 | 30 | 45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29 | 23 | 45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2 | 10 | 22 | 5 |
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More health data for Kuwait
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9259 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 287.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 107 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.92 % 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 0.0879 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.07 % 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 0.0918 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of tuberculosis in Kuwait?
- Incidence of tuberculosis in Kuwait was 10 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest incidence of tuberculosis recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 45 in 2009.
- What is the lowest incidence of tuberculosis recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2024.
- How does Kuwait rank for incidence of tuberculosis?
- Kuwait ranks 143rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is incidence of tuberculosis rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait 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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