Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Sweden
Sweden: Number of incident tuberculosis cases was 8 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Sweden, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of incident tuberculosis cases in Sweden is 8, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Sweden peaked at 24 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2020.
Sweden ranks 137th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24 | — |
| 2001 | 21 | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 19 | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 15 | -21.1% |
| 2007 | 12 | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 13 | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 15 | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 17 | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 14 | -17.6% |
| 2012 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18 | +28.6% |
| 2016 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 12 | -29.4% |
| 2018 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8 | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8 | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4 | 12 | 24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.5 | 12 | 18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of incident tuberculosis cases in Sweden?
- Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Sweden was 8 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 24 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2020.
- How does Sweden rank for number of incident tuberculosis cases?
- Sweden ranks 137th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of incident tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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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