Number of incident tuberculosis cases in World
World: Number of incident tuberculosis cases was 619,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
619,000
Change on year
down 4.2%
Rank
1st
of 11 groups
All-time high
1.94 million
in 2000
All-time low
619,000
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in World, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
World recorded 619,000 for number of incident tuberculosis cases in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of incident tuberculosis cases in World peaked at 1.94 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 619,000, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.94 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.80 million | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 1.71 million | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 1.68 million | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.67 million | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.71 million | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.77 million | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 1.66 million | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 1.69 million | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.69 million | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.61 million | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 1.56 million | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 1.49 million | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 1.39 million | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 1.29 million | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 1.18 million | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 1.07 million | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 979,000 | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 924,000 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 840,000 | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 750,000 | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 705,000 | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 666,000 | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 646,000 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 619,000 | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.73 million | 1.66 million | 1.94 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 million | 840,000 | 1.61 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 677,200 | 619,000 | 750,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
More health data for World
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 6.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0108 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 6.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0084 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0126 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of incident tuberculosis cases in World?
- Number of incident tuberculosis cases in World was 619,000 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.94 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 619,000 in 2024.
- How does World rank for number of incident tuberculosis cases?
- World ranks 1st out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of incident tuberculosis cases rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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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