Number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding HIV in Americas (WHO region)
Americas (WHO region): Number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding HIV was 22,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding HIV in Americas (WHO region), 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Americas (WHO region) recorded 22,000 for number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding hiv in 2024.
The figure is up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding hiv in Americas (WHO region) peaked at 32,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17,000, in 2014.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding HIV in Americas (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32,000 | — |
| 2001 | 29,000 | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 25,000 | -13.8% |
| 2003 | 24,000 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 23,000 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 22,000 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 21,000 | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 20,000 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 20,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 20,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19,000 | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 18,000 | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 18,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 17,000 | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 18,000 | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 18,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17,000 | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 18,000 | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 18,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20,000 | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 25,000 | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 22,000 | -12.0% |
| 2024 | 22,000 | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding HIV in Americas (WHO region) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +25.0% | 20,000 | 25,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23,600 | 20,000 | 32,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,100 | 17,000 | 20,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,400 | 18,000 | 25,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas (WHO region)
- 6 Bangladesh 44,000 compare
- 7 Philippines 36,000 compare
- 8 Myanmar 31,000 compare
- 9 South Africa 25,000 compare
- 9 China 25,000 compare
- 9 Angola 25,000 compare
- 12 Ethiopia 19,000 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding hiv in Americas (WHO region)?
- Number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding hiv in Americas (WHO region) was 22,000 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding hiv recorded in Americas (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 32,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding hiv recorded in Americas (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,000 in 2014.
- How does Americas (WHO region) rank for number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding hiv?
- Americas (WHO region) ranks 9th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding hiv rising or falling in Americas (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas (WHO region) data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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