Number of incident tuberculosis cases in World
World: Number of incident tuberculosis cases was 10.70 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
10.70 million
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
1st
of 11 regions
All-time high
12.20 million
in 2005
All-time low
10.30 million
in 2020
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in World, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
World recorded 10.70 million for number of incident tuberculosis cases in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of incident tuberculosis cases in World peaked at 12.20 million in 2005 and was at its lowest, 10.30 million, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.99 million | 11.70 million | 12.20 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.15 million | 10.40 million | 11.80 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.60 million | 10.30 million | 10.80 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 India 2.71 million compare
- 2 Indonesia 1.08 million compare
- 3 Philippines 724,000 compare
- 4 China (People’s Republic of) 696,000 compare
More health data for World
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.8952 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5027 units per person (2025)
- Population, male 50.3% (2025)
- Population, male 4.13 billion (2025)
- Population, female 49.7% (2025)
- Population, female 4.09 billion (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 37.4% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 16.0% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 54.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of incident tuberculosis cases in World?
- Number of incident tuberculosis cases in World was 10.70 million in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 12.20 million in 2005.
- What is the lowest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.30 million in 2020.
- How does World rank for number of incident tuberculosis cases?
- World ranks 1st out of 11 regions with data for 2024.
- Is number of incident tuberculosis cases rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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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