Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Uruguay
Uruguay: Number of incident tuberculosis cases was 1,600 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Uruguay stood at 1,600. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Uruguay peaked at 1,600 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 820, in 2006.
Uruguay ranks 115th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,100 | — |
| 2001 | 1,100 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 850 | -22.7% |
| 2003 | 1,000 | +17.6% |
| 2004 | 1,100 | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 930 | -15.5% |
| 2006 | 820 | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 870 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 960 | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 960 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 930 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 1,100 | +18.3% |
| 2012 | 1,100 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,100 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,100 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,100 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,100 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,200 | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 1,200 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,300 | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 1,200 | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 1,200 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,400 | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 1,500 | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 1,600 | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 969 | 820 | 1,100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,123 | 930 | 1,300 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,380 | 1,200 | 1,600 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of incident tuberculosis cases in Uruguay?
- Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Uruguay was 1,600 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1,600 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 820 in 2006.
- How does Uruguay rank for number of incident tuberculosis cases?
- Uruguay ranks 115th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of incident tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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