Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Number of incident tuberculosis cases was 6,900 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Timor-Leste, 2002–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 6,900 for number of incident tuberculosis cases in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Timor-Leste peaked at 10,000 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4,800, in 2017.
Timor-Leste ranks 79th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 10,000 | — |
| 2003 | 9,800 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 9,400 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 9,000 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 8,700 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 8,400 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 8,000 | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 7,700 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 7,300 | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 6,900 | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 6,500 | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 6,100 | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 5,700 | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 5,300 | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 5,000 | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 4,800 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 4,800 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4,900 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 5,100 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 5,400 | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 5,800 | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 6,300 | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 6,900 | +9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,875 | 7,700 | 10,000 | 8 |
| 2010s | 5,730 | 4,800 | 7,300 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,900 | 5,100 | 6,900 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 76 Rwanda 8,800 compare
- 77 Tajikistan 7,900 compare
- 78 El Salvador 7,300 compare
- 80 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6,700 compare
- 81 Azerbaijan 6,600 compare
- 82 Djibouti 5,800 compare
- 82 Dominican Republic 5,800 compare
- 82 Benin 5,800 compare
More health data for Timor-Leste
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.894 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,287 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 162 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 16,348 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 15,603 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 15,049 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 15,503 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of incident tuberculosis cases in Timor-Leste?
- Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Timor-Leste was 6,900 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 10,000 in 2002.
- What is the lowest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,800 in 2017.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for number of incident tuberculosis cases?
- Timor-Leste ranks 79th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of incident tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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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