Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Sweden
Sweden: Number of incident tuberculosis cases was 350 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Sweden, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of incident tuberculosis cases in Sweden is 350, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and down 53.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Sweden peaked at 920 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 350, in 2024.
That places Sweden 146th 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 590 | — |
| 2001 | 560 | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 520 | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 550 | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 590 | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 730 | +23.7% |
| 2006 | 650 | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 600 | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 660 | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 720 | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 770 | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 660 | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 720 | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 740 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 760 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 920 | +21.1% |
| 2016 | 830 | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 570 | -31.3% |
| 2018 | 560 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 560 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 370 | -33.9% |
| 2021 | 400 | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 420 | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 400 | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 350 | -12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 617 | 520 | 730 | 10 |
| 2010s | 709 | 560 | 920 | 10 |
| 2020s | 388 | 350 | 420 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of incident tuberculosis cases in Sweden?
- Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Sweden was 350 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 920 in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 350 in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for number of incident tuberculosis cases?
- Sweden ranks 146th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of incident tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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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