Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Tuberculosis case fatality rate was 18.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 18.0% for tuberculosis case fatality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case fatality rate in Papua New Guinea peaked at 38.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2024.
That places Papua New Guinea 36th 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 | 34.6% | 31.0% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 24.0% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 18.0% | 26.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 36 Burkina Faso 18.0% compare
- 36 Cameroon 18.0% compare
- 36 Cote d'Ivoire 18.0% compare
- 36 Congo, Dem. Rep. 18.0% compare
- 36 Guinea 18.0% compare
- 36 Mali 18.0% compare
- 36 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 18.0% compare
- 36 South Sudan 18.0% compare
More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 122,410 (2025)
- Population, male 51.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 116,467 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 124,703 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 115,165 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 3.33 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case fatality rate in Papua New Guinea?
- Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Papua New Guinea was 18.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 38.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for tuberculosis case fatality rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 36th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case fatality rate rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.