Number of tuberculosis cases in Tunisia
Tunisia: Number of tuberculosis cases was 4,700 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of tuberculosis cases in Tunisia, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 4,700 for number of tuberculosis cases in 2024.
The figure is down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of tuberculosis cases in Tunisia peaked at 5,700 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3,800, in 2009.
Tunisia ranks 90th of 215 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 tuberculosis cases in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,600 | — |
| 2001 | 4,900 | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 4,400 | -10.2% |
| 2003 | 4,200 | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 4,000 | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 3,900 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 3,900 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4,200 | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 4,100 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 3,800 | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 4,200 | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 5,300 | +26.2% |
| 2012 | 5,600 | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 5,200 | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 5,300 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 5,700 | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 5,600 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 5,000 | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4,900 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 4,900 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4,800 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 4,700 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 4,700 | +0.0% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 4,700 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13,000, 36% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 4,700 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4,700, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of tuberculosis cases in Tunisia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +26.2% | 4,200 | 5,300 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,300 | 3,800 | 5,600 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,190 | 4,200 | 5,700 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,800 | 4,700 | 4,900 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of tuberculosis cases in Tunisia?
- Number of tuberculosis cases in Tunisia was 4,700 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of tuberculosis cases recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 5,700 in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of tuberculosis cases recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,800 in 2009.
- How does Tunisia rank for number of tuberculosis cases?
- Tunisia ranks 90th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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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