Incidence of tuberculosis in Uruguay
Uruguay: Incidence of tuberculosis was 47 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
47
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
95th
of 196 countries
All-time high
47
in 2024
All-time low
25
in 2006
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Incidence of tuberculosis in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, incidence of tuberculosis in Uruguay stood at 47. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of tuberculosis in Uruguay peaked at 47 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25, in 2006.
Uruguay ranks 95th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Incidence of tuberculosis in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33 | — |
| 2001 | 34 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 26 | -23.5% |
| 2003 | 31 | +19.2% |
| 2004 | 34 | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 28 | -17.6% |
| 2006 | 25 | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 26 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 29 | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 32 | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 31 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 34 | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 33 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 32 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 34 | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 36 | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 38 | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 35 | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 34 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 41 | +20.6% |
| 2023 | 45 | +9.8% |
| 2024 | 47 | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.5 | 25 | 34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.1 | 28 | 38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.4 | 34 | 47 | 5 |
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More health data for Uruguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6727 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,631 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0336 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 0.8147 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0143 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 19 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of tuberculosis in Uruguay?
- Incidence of tuberculosis in Uruguay was 47 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest incidence of tuberculosis recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 47 in 2024.
- What is the lowest incidence of tuberculosis recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 in 2006.
- How does Uruguay rank for incidence of tuberculosis?
- Uruguay ranks 95th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is incidence of tuberculosis rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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