Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Ireland
Ireland: Number of incident tuberculosis cases was 320 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Ireland, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Ireland stood at 320.
That represents a change of up 28.0% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Ireland peaked at 590 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 240, in 2022.
That places Ireland 147th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 540 | — |
| 2001 | 550 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 520 | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 560 | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 550 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 570 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 590 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 580 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 570 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 560 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 510 | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 500 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 440 | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 450 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 370 | -17.8% |
| 2015 | 360 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 360 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 370 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 360 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 300 | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 280 | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 250 | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 240 | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 250 | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 320 | +28.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 559 | 520 | 590 | 10 |
| 2010s | 402 | 300 | 510 | 10 |
| 2020s | 268 | 240 | 320 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of incident tuberculosis cases in Ireland?
- Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Ireland was 320 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 590 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 240 in 2022.
- How does Ireland rank for number of incident tuberculosis cases?
- Ireland ranks 147th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of incident tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of incident tuberculosis cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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