Number of incident tuberculosis cases in China
China: Number of incident tuberculosis cases was 13,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
13,000
Change on year
up 36.8%
World rank
13th
of 174 countries
All-time high
27,000
in 2000
All-time low
9,500
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in China, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, number of incident tuberculosis cases in China stood at 13,000.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.8% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of incident tuberculosis cases in China peaked at 27,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9,500, in 2023.
China ranks 13th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27,000 | — |
| 2001 | 23,000 | -14.8% |
| 2002 | 20,000 | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 19,000 | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 18,000 | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 19,000 | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 20,000 | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 21,000 | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 21,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 21,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 20,000 | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 20,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18,000 | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 17,000 | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 16,000 | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 15,000 | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 15,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14,000 | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 13,000 | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 12,000 | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 10,000 | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 13,000 | +30.0% |
| 2023 | 9,500 | -26.9% |
| 2024 | 13,000 | +36.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20,900 | 18,000 | 27,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,800 | 13,000 | 20,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,500 | 9,500 | 13,000 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of incident tuberculosis cases in China?
- Number of incident tuberculosis cases in China was 13,000 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 27,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,500 in 2023.
- How does China rank for number of incident tuberculosis cases?
- China ranks 13th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of incident tuberculosis cases rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of incident tuberculosis cases, (HIV-positive cases). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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