Tuberculosis case fatality rate in China
China: Tuberculosis case fatality rate was 4.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in China, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis case fatality rate in China is 4.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case fatality rate in China peaked at 9.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2012.
That places China 152nd out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.0% | — |
| 2001 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | -25.0% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 4.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.0%, 44% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- China's 4.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.5%, 35% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 5.0% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 4.0% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
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- 152 Kiribati 4.0% compare
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- 152 Kyrgyzstan 4.0% compare
- 152 Luxembourg 4.0% compare
- 152 Maldives 4.0% compare
- 152 New Zealand 4.0% compare
- 152 Oman 4.0% compare
- 152 Turkey 4.0% compare
- 152 United Kingdom 4.0% compare
- 152 Uzbekistan 4.0% compare
More health data for China
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0985 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,029 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,642 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 10 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -8.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0159 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -8.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case fatality rate in China?
- Tuberculosis case fatality rate in China was 4.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2012.
- How does China rank for tuberculosis case fatality rate?
- China ranks 152nd out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case fatality rate rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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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Estimated percentage of people diagnosed with tuberculosis, who end up dying of it.