Number of tuberculosis cases in Brazil
Brazil: Number of tuberculosis cases was 104,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
104,000
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
17th
of 215 countries
All-time high
104,000
in 2024
All-time low
81,000
in 2001
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Number of tuberculosis cases in Brazil, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, number of tuberculosis cases in Brazil stood at 104,000. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of tuberculosis cases in Brazil peaked at 104,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 81,000, in 2001.
Brazil ranks 17th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of tuberculosis cases in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85,000 | — |
| 2001 | 81,000 | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 89,000 | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 91,000 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 95,000 | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 88,000 | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 82,000 | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 82,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 84,000 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 83,000 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 82,000 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 83,000 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 83,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 84,000 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 83,000 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 83,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 84,000 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 88,000 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 93,000 | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 94,000 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 93,000 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 98,000 | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 103,000 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 103,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 104,000 | +1.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 104,000 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,700, 28.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 104,000 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 515, 201.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86,000 | 81,000 | 95,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 85,700 | 82,000 | 94,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100,200 | 93,000 | 104,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of tuberculosis cases in Brazil?
- Number of tuberculosis cases in Brazil was 104,000 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of tuberculosis cases recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 104,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of tuberculosis cases recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 81,000 in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for number of tuberculosis cases?
- Brazil ranks 17th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of tuberculosis cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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