Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Bhutan
Bhutan: Tuberculosis case fatality rate was 19.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Bhutan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 19.0% for tuberculosis case fatality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case fatality rate in Bhutan peaked at 33.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2021.
That places Bhutan 31st out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.7% | 29.0% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.5% | 20.0% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 19.0% | 20.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 31 Afghanistan 19.0% compare
- 31 Guinea-Bissau 19.0% compare
- 31 Marshall Islands 19.0% compare
- 31 Sierra Leone 19.0% compare
More health data for Bhutan
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,531 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 7,591 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 6,883 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 7,584 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 7,004 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 7,614 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 7,097 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case fatality rate in Bhutan?
- Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Bhutan was 19.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2021.
- How does Bhutan rank for tuberculosis case fatality rate?
- Bhutan ranks 31st out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case fatality rate rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis case fatality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated percentage of people diagnosed with tuberculosis, who end up dying of it.