Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Colombia
Colombia: Number of incident tuberculosis cases was 2,800 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2,800
Change on year
down 24.3%
World rank
35th
of 174 countries
All-time high
3,700
in 2023
All-time low
1,100
in 2006
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 2,800 for number of incident tuberculosis cases in 2024.
The figure is down 24.3% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Colombia peaked at 3,700 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,100, in 2006.
Colombia ranks 35th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,700 | — |
| 2001 | 2,200 | -18.5% |
| 2002 | 1,800 | -18.2% |
| 2003 | 1,600 | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 1,400 | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 1,300 | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 1,100 | -15.4% |
| 2007 | 1,400 | +27.3% |
| 2008 | 1,900 | +35.7% |
| 2009 | 1,700 | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 1,400 | -17.6% |
| 2011 | 1,400 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2,600 | +85.7% |
| 2013 | 2,700 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 2,100 | -22.2% |
| 2015 | 2,100 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,200 | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 1,900 | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 2,100 | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 2,300 | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 2,500 | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 3,000 | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 3,300 | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 3,700 | +12.1% |
| 2024 | 2,800 | -24.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,710 | 1,100 | 2,700 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,080 | 1,400 | 2,700 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,060 | 2,500 | 3,700 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 32 Papua New Guinea 3,600 compare
- 32 South Sudan 3,600 compare
- 34 Haiti 3,000 compare
- 35 Congo 2,800 compare
- 35 Gabon 2,800 compare
- 38 Madagascar 2,700 compare
More health data for Colombia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3468 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,505 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 698 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0324 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of incident tuberculosis cases in Colombia?
- Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Colombia was 2,800 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,700 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,100 in 2006.
- How does Colombia rank for number of incident tuberculosis cases?
- Colombia ranks 35th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of incident tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).