Incidence of tuberculosis in WPR
WPR: Incidence of tuberculosis was 131 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
131
Change on year
down 2.2%
Rank
7th
of 17 groups
All-time high
168
in 2000
All-time low
121
in 2020
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Incidence of tuberculosis in WPR, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
WPR recorded 131 for incidence of tuberculosis in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of tuberculosis in WPR peaked at 168 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 121, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Incidence of tuberculosis in WPR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 168 | — |
| 2001 | 165 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 161 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 158 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 154 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 151 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 148 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 145 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 143 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 141 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 137 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 137 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 136 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 133 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 131 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 129 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 127 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 126 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 125 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 122 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 121 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 124 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 131 | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 134 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 131 | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 153.4 | 141 | 168 | 10 |
| 2010s | 130.3 | 122 | 137 | 10 |
| 2020s | 128.2 | 121 | 134 | 5 |
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- Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 9.69 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 12.12 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 35.42 (2023)
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 1.24 (2024)
- Number of deaths among adolescents 36,886 (2024)
- Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years 35,571 (2024)
- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 176.35 (2023)
- Population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for 508.45 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of tuberculosis in WPR?
- Incidence of tuberculosis in WPR was 131 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest incidence of tuberculosis recorded in WPR?
- The highest recorded value was 168 in 2000.
- What is the lowest incidence of tuberculosis recorded in WPR?
- The lowest recorded value was 121 in 2020.
- How does WPR rank for incidence of tuberculosis?
- WPR ranks 7th out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
- Is incidence of tuberculosis rising or falling in WPR?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WPR 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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