Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Japan
Japan: Number of incident tuberculosis cases was 12,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Japan, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Japan recorded 12,000 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 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Japan peaked at 60,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12,000, in 2022.
Japan ranks 61st of 196 countries on this measure, 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 Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60,000 | — |
| 2001 | 53,000 | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 48,000 | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 45,000 | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 41,000 | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 37,000 | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 34,000 | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 33,000 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 31,000 | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 30,000 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 29,000 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 28,000 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 26,000 | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 25,000 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 24,000 | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 22,000 | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 21,000 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 20,000 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 19,000 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 17,000 | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 15,000 | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 14,000 | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 12,000 | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41,200 | 30,000 | 60,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,100 | 17,000 | 29,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,000 | 12,000 | 15,000 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of incident tuberculosis cases in Japan?
- Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Japan was 12,000 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 60,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,000 in 2022.
- How does Japan rank for number of incident tuberculosis cases?
- Japan ranks 61st out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of incident tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan 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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