Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Mexico
Mexico: Number of incident tuberculosis cases was 4,400 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Mexico, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 4,400 for number of incident tuberculosis cases in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 109.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Mexico peaked at 4,400 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,300, in 2004.
That places Mexico 29th out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,400 | — |
| 2001 | 2,000 | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 1,700 | -15.0% |
| 2003 | 1,700 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,300 | -23.5% |
| 2005 | 1,600 | +23.1% |
| 2006 | 1,600 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,800 | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 1,800 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,500 | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 1,600 | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 1,900 | +18.8% |
| 2012 | 2,500 | +31.6% |
| 2013 | 2,300 | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 2,100 | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 3,400 | +61.9% |
| 2016 | 3,900 | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 3,800 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 3,100 | -18.4% |
| 2019 | 3,800 | +22.6% |
| 2020 | 4,200 | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 4,400 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 4,300 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 4,100 | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 4,400 | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,740 | 1,300 | 2,400 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,840 | 1,600 | 3,900 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,280 | 4,100 | 4,400 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 26 Central African Republic 5,100 compare
- 27 Guinea 4,500 compare
- 27 Sierra Leone 4,500 compare
- 30 Côte d'Ivoire 3,900 compare
- 31 Namibia 3,800 compare
- 32 Papua New Guinea 3,600 compare
- 32 South Sudan 3,600 compare
More health data for Mexico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,312 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,760 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0141 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0125 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of incident tuberculosis cases in Mexico?
- Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Mexico was 4,400 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 4,400 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,300 in 2004.
- How does Mexico rank for number of incident tuberculosis cases?
- Mexico ranks 29th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of incident tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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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