Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Number of incident tuberculosis cases was 53 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of incident tuberculosis cases in Costa Rica is 53, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Costa Rica peaked at 110 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 27, in 2002.
Costa Rica ranks 111th of 174 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.
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39 | — |
| 2001 | 35 | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 27 | -22.9% |
| 2003 | 39 | +44.4% |
| 2004 | 34 | -12.8% |
| 2005 | 110 | +223.5% |
| 2006 | 79 | -28.2% |
| 2007 | 68 | -13.9% |
| 2008 | 63 | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 27 | -57.1% |
| 2010 | 73 | +170.4% |
| 2011 | 50 | -31.5% |
| 2012 | 75 | +50.0% |
| 2013 | 49 | -34.7% |
| 2014 | 57 | +16.3% |
| 2015 | 41 | -28.1% |
| 2016 | 44 | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 42 | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 53 | +26.2% |
| 2019 | 48 | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 64 | +33.3% |
| 2021 | 61 | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 53 | -13.1% |
| 2023 | 56 | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 53 | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.1 | 27 | 110 | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.2 | 41 | 75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.4 | 53 | 64 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of incident tuberculosis cases in Costa Rica?
- Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Costa Rica was 53 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 110 in 2005.
- What is the lowest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 27 in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for number of incident tuberculosis cases?
- Costa Rica ranks 111th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of incident tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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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