Tuberculosis case fatality rate by country
The estimated percentage of people diagnosed with tuberculosis, who end up dying of it.
Countries reporting
179
Highest
100.0%
United Arab Emirates
Lowest
0.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Median
12.0%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
4,502
What the numbers show
Tuberculosis case fatality rate is currently reported for 179 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in United Arab Emirates; the lowest is 0.0% in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.0%, and the mean is 13.1%.
Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 104 fell. The largest increase was in Kuwait (up 300.0%), and the largest decrease in Bosnia and Herzegovina (down 100.0%).
Tuberculosis case fatality rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% | 2024 | up 58.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Lesotho | 36.0% | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 35.0% | 2024 | up 75.0% | flat |
| 4 | Turkmenistan | 32.0% | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 5 | Ghana | 30.0% | 2024 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 5 | Guyana | 30.0% | 2024 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 7 | Comoros | 29.0% | 2024 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 8 | Djibouti | 28.0% | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 9 | Eritrea | 27.0% | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 10 | Equatorial Guinea | 26.0% | 2024 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 10 | Eswatini | 26.0% | 2024 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 12 | Micronesia (country) | 25.0% | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 12 | Nepal | 25.0% | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 12 | Solomon Islands | 25.0% | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 12 | Zimbabwe | 25.0% | 2024 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 16 | Botswana | 24.0% | 2024 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 17 | Namibia | 23.0% | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 17 | Tanzania | 23.0% | 2024 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 17 | South Africa | 23.0% | 2024 | up 76.9% | falling |
| 20 | Kenya | 22.0% | 2024 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 20 | Libya | 22.0% | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 20 | Vanuatu | 22.0% | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 23 | Angola | 21.0% | 2024 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 23 | Benin | 21.0% | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 23 | Malawi | 21.0% | 2024 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 23 | Sao Tome and Principe | 21.0% | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 27 | Central African Republic | 20.0% | 2024 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 27 | Gabon | 20.0% | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 27 | Sudan | 20.0% | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 27 | Togo | 20.0% | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 31 | Afghanistan | 19.0% | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 31 | Bhutan | 19.0% | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 31 | Guinea-Bissau | 19.0% | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 31 | Marshall Islands | 19.0% | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 31 | Sierra Leone | 19.0% | 2024 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 36 | Burkina Faso | 18.0% | 2024 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 36 | Cote d'Ivoire | 18.0% | 2024 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 36 | Cameroon | 18.0% | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 36 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 18.0% | 2024 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 36 | Guinea | 18.0% | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 36 | Mali | 18.0% | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 36 | Papua New Guinea | 18.0% | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 36 | Somalia | 18.0% | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 36 | South Sudan | 18.0% | 2024 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 45 | Burundi | 17.0% | 2024 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 45 | Congo | 17.0% | 2024 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 45 | Guam | 17.0% | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 45 | Liberia | 17.0% | 2024 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 45 | Macao | 17.0% | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 45 | Northern Mariana Islands | 17.0% | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 45 | Mauritania | 17.0% | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 45 | New Caledonia | 17.0% | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 45 | French Polynesia | 17.0% | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 45 | Senegal | 17.0% | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 55 | Gambia | 16.0% | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 55 | Jamaica | 16.0% | 2024 | up 23.1% | falling |
| 55 | Niger | 16.0% | 2024 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 55 | Slovakia | 16.0% | 2024 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Chad | 16.0% | 2024 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 55 | East Timor | 16.0% | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 61 | Finland | 15.0% | 2024 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 61 | Fiji | 15.0% | 2024 | up 114.3% | rising |
| 61 | Lithuania | 15.0% | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Madagascar | 15.0% | 2024 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 61 | Myanmar | 15.0% | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 61 | Palestine | 15.0% | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 61 | Zambia | 15.0% | 2024 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 68 | Belarus | 14.0% | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 68 | Estonia | 14.0% | 2024 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 68 | Honduras | 14.0% | 2024 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 68 | Hungary | 14.0% | 2024 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 68 | Lebanon | 14.0% | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 68 | Uruguay | 14.0% | 2024 | up 27.3% | falling |
| 68 | Yemen | 14.0% | 2024 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 75 | Chile | 13.0% | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 75 | Algeria | 13.0% | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 75 | Latvia | 13.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 75 | Mauritius | 13.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 75 | Russia | 13.0% | 2024 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 75 | Ukraine | 13.0% | 2024 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 81 | Bangladesh | 12.0% | 2024 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 81 | Bulgaria | 12.0% | 2024 | up 140.0% | rising |
| 81 | Colombia | 12.0% | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 81 | Cape Verde | 12.0% | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 81 | Ethiopia | 12.0% | 2024 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 81 | Greece | 12.0% | 2024 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 81 | Greenland | 12.0% | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 81 | Indonesia | 12.0% | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 81 | Japan | 12.0% | 2024 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 81 | Mozambique | 12.0% | 2024 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 81 | Nigeria | 12.0% | 2024 | down 70.7% | falling |
| 81 | Portugal | 12.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 93 | Belgium | 11.0% | 2024 | up 120.0% | falling |
| 93 | Belize | 11.0% | 2024 | down 35.3% | flat |
| 93 | Bolivia | 11.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 93 | India | 11.0% | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 93 | Israel | 11.0% | 2024 | up 120.0% | falling |
| 93 | Italy | 11.0% | 2024 | up 37.5% | falling |
| 93 | Moldova | 11.0% | 2024 | up 22.2% | falling |
| 93 | Mexico | 11.0% | 2024 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 93 | Panama | 11.0% | 2024 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 93 | Poland | 11.0% | 2024 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 93 | Suriname | 11.0% | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 93 | Thailand | 11.0% | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 93 | Tajikistan | 11.0% | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 106 | Costa Rica | 10.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | France | 10.0% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 106 | Haiti | 10.0% | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 106 | Iran | 10.0% | 2024 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 106 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.0% | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 106 | Uganda | 10.0% | 2024 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 112 | Austria | 9.0% | 2024 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 112 | Azerbaijan | 9.0% | 2024 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 112 | Bahamas | 9.0% | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 112 | Brazil | 9.0% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 112 | Brunei | 9.0% | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 112 | Ecuador | 9.0% | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 112 | Guatemala | 9.0% | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 112 | South Korea | 9.0% | 2024 | up 28.6% | falling |
| 112 | Malaysia | 9.0% | 2024 | up 28.6% | falling |
| 112 | Romania | 9.0% | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 122 | Bahrain | 8.0% | 2024 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Cuba | 8.0% | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 122 | Cyprus | 8.0% | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 122 | Czechia | 8.0% | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 122 | Dominican Republic | 8.0% | 2024 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 122 | Morocco | 8.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Pakistan | 8.0% | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 122 | Peru | 8.0% | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 130 | Armenia | 7.0% | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 130 | Germany | 7.0% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 130 | Spain | 7.0% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 130 | Iraq | 7.0% | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 130 | Cambodia | 7.0% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 130 | Laos | 7.0% | 2024 | down 78.8% | falling |
| 130 | Sri Lanka | 7.0% | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 130 | Paraguay | 7.0% | 2024 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 130 | Saudi Arabia | 7.0% | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 130 | Venezuela | 7.0% | 2024 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 130 | Vietnam | 7.0% | 2024 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 141 | Denmark | 6.0% | 2024 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 141 | North Macedonia | 6.0% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 141 | Nicaragua | 6.0% | 2024 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 141 | Philippines | 6.0% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 141 | Rwanda | 6.0% | 2024 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 141 | Sweden | 6.0% | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 141 | United States | 6.0% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 148 | Egypt | 5.0% | 2024 | up 66.7% | falling |
| 148 | Serbia | 5.0% | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 148 | Slovenia | 5.0% | 2024 | down 58.3% | rising |
| 151 | Argentina | 4.0% | 2024 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 151 | Canada | 4.0% | 2024 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 151 | China | 4.0% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 151 | United Kingdom | 4.0% | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 151 | Georgia | 4.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 151 | Kazakhstan | 4.0% | 2024 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 151 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.0% | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 151 | Kiribati | 4.0% | 2024 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 151 | Kuwait | 4.0% | 2024 | up 300.0% | falling |
| 151 | Maldives | 4.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 151 | New Zealand | 4.0% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 151 | Oman | 4.0% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 151 | Turkey | 4.0% | 2024 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 151 | Uzbekistan | 4.0% | 2024 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 165 | Switzerland | 3.0% | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 165 | Hong Kong | 3.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 165 | Jordan | 3.0% | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Mongolia | 3.0% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 165 | Netherlands | 3.0% | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 165 | Norway | 3.0% | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Tunisia | 3.0% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 172 | Albania | 2.0% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 172 | Australia | 2.0% | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 172 | El Salvador | 2.0% | 2024 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 175 | Montenegro | 1.0% | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 175 | Qatar | 1.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 175 | Singapore | 1.0% | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Syria | 1.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 179 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | rising |
About this data
The estimated percentage of people diagnosed with tuberculosis, who end up dying of it.