Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Peru
Peru: Number of incident tuberculosis cases was 48,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
48,000
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
26th
of 196 countries
All-time high
98,000
in 2000
All-time low
40,000
in 2015
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Peru, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Peru stood at 48,000.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Peru peaked at 98,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 40,000, in 2015.
Peru ranks 26th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68,400 | 49,000 | 98,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42,000 | 40,000 | 46,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47,000 | 42,000 | 50,000 | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5045 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,235 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 782 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0947 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5027 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of incident tuberculosis cases in Peru?
- Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Peru was 48,000 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 98,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,000 in 2015.
- How does Peru rank for number of incident tuberculosis cases?
- Peru ranks 26th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of incident tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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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