Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in World
World: Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases was 13.00 million in 2014. ▼ Falling
Latest (2014)
13.00 million
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
1st
of 11 regions
All-time high
16.00 million
in 1992
All-time low
13.00 million
in 2011
Years of data
25
1990–2014
Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in World, 1990–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2014, number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in World stood at 13.00 million. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in World peaked at 16.00 million in 1992 and was at its lowest, 13.00 million, in 2011.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.80 million | 15.00 million | 16.00 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.30 million | 14.00 million | 16.00 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.20 million | 13.00 million | 14.00 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 India 2.50 million compare
- 2 Indonesia 1.60 million compare
- 2 Cook Islands 3.8 compare
- 3 Niue 0.23 compare
- 3 China (People’s Republic of) 1.20 million compare
- 4 Bangladesh 640,000 compare
More health data for World
- 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)
- Population ages 65 and above 10.4% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 854.60 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 9.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in World?
- Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in World was 13.00 million in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of prevalent tuberculosis cases recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 16.00 million in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of prevalent tuberculosis cases recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.00 million in 2011.
- How does World rank for number of prevalent tuberculosis cases?
- World ranks 1st out of 11 regions with data for 2014.
- Is number of prevalent tuberculosis cases rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. 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 prevalent tuberculosis cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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