Incidence of tuberculosis in Nepal
Nepal: Incidence of tuberculosis was 227 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Incidence of tuberculosis in Nepal, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for incidence of tuberculosis in Nepal is 227, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of tuberculosis in Nepal peaked at 417 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 227, in 2024.
Nepal ranks 26th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Incidence of tuberculosis in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 417 | — |
| 2001 | 405 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 393 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 382 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 371 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 360 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 350 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 339 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 329 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 320 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 311 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 302 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 293 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 284 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 276 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 268 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 260 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 253 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 245 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 238 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 228 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 230 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 234 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 231 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 227 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 366.6 | 320 | 417 | 10 |
| 2010s | 273 | 238 | 311 | 10 |
| 2020s | 230 | 227 | 234 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 24 Pakistan 266 compare
- 25 Micronesia, Federated States of 264 compare
- 27 Madagascar 224 compare
- 28 Tuvalu 223 compare
- 29 Bangladesh 221 compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8518 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,326 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 955 deaths (2100)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 70 (2024)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 24 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of tuberculosis in Nepal?
- Incidence of tuberculosis in Nepal was 227 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest incidence of tuberculosis recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 417 in 2000.
- What is the lowest incidence of tuberculosis recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 227 in 2024.
- How does Nepal rank for incidence of tuberculosis?
- Nepal ranks 26th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is incidence of tuberculosis rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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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