Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Tonga
Tonga: Number of incident tuberculosis cases was 2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Tonga, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 2 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 75.0% on the previous year and down 84.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Tonga peaked at 29 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2022.
Tonga ranks 188th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24 | — |
| 2001 | 12 | -50.0% |
| 2002 | 29 | +141.7% |
| 2003 | 16 | -44.8% |
| 2004 | 12 | -25.0% |
| 2005 | 18 | +50.0% |
| 2006 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 23 | +27.8% |
| 2008 | 13 | -43.5% |
| 2009 | 8 | -38.5% |
| 2010 | 11 | +37.5% |
| 2011 | 9 | -18.2% |
| 2012 | 11 | +22.2% |
| 2013 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 13 | +30.0% |
| 2015 | 14 | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 8 | -42.9% |
| 2017 | 11 | +37.5% |
| 2018 | 9 | -18.2% |
| 2019 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 8 | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 2 | -71.4% |
| 2023 | 8 | +300.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | -75.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 2 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,800, 0% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 2 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,500, 0% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +300.0% | 2 | 8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.3 | 8 | 29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.6 | 8 | 14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 185 Andorra 4 compare
- 186 Dominica 3 compare
- 186 Barbados 3 compare
- 188 Grenada 2 compare
- 190 Niue 1 compare
- 190 Antigua and Barbuda 1 compare
- 190 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 compare
- 190 Cook Islands 1 compare
- 190 Saint Lucia 1 compare
More health data for Tonga
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -33.33 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 834.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0535 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of incident tuberculosis cases in Tonga?
- Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Tonga was 2 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 29 in 2002.
- What is the lowest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2022.
- How does Tonga rank for number of incident tuberculosis cases?
- Tonga ranks 188th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of incident tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga 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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