Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Portugal
Portugal: Number of incident tuberculosis cases was 1,500 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Portugal, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of incident tuberculosis cases in Portugal is 1,500, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.8% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Portugal peaked at 6,100 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,500, in 2024.
That places Portugal 116th 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6,100 | — |
| 2001 | 6,100 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6,000 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 5,400 | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 4,800 | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 4,300 | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 4,100 | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 3,700 | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 3,500 | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 3,300 | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 3,200 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 3,000 | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,800 | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 2,500 | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 2,400 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 2,100 | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 2,000 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 2,100 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 2,000 | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 1,600 | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 1,700 | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 1,700 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,700 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,500 | -11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,730 | 3,300 | 6,100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,510 | 2,000 | 3,200 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,640 | 1,500 | 1,700 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More health data for Portugal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1616 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,112 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 38 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.3023 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.062 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.3766 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0651 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of incident tuberculosis cases in Portugal?
- Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Portugal was 1,500 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 6,100 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,500 in 2024.
- How does Portugal rank for number of incident tuberculosis cases?
- Portugal ranks 116th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of incident tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).