Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Greenland
Greenland: Tuberculosis case fatality rate was 12.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Greenland, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case fatality rate in Greenland stood at 12.0%.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case fatality rate in Greenland peaked at 20.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2023.
Greenland ranks 81st of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.5% | 15.0% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 12.0% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 11.0% | 13.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Greenland
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,447 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 340 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 317 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 345 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 327 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 354 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 335 (2025)
- Population, female 26,987 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 30.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case fatality rate in Greenland?
- Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Greenland was 12.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2023.
- How does Greenland rank for tuberculosis case fatality rate?
- Greenland ranks 81st out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case fatality rate rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greenland 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.