Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Greenland
Greenland: Tuberculosis cases, per capita was 0.0014 cases per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Greenland, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cases per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis cases, per capita in Greenland is 0.0014 cases per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 27.9% on the previous year and down 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis cases, per capita in Greenland peaked at 0.0028 cases per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 cases per person, in 2021.
Greenland ranks 51st of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Greenland, year by year
| Year | cases per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.002 cases per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.002 cases per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0019 cases per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0019 cases per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0019 cases per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0021 cases per person | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0021 cases per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0021 cases per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0021 cases per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 cases per person | -24.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0028 cases per person | +75.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0028 cases per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0021 cases per person | -24.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0023 cases per person | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0021 cases per person | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 0.002 cases per person | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 cases per person | -31.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 cases per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 cases per person | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 cases per person | +28.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0016 cases per person | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 cases per person | -54.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 cases per person | +69.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0011 cases per person | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0014 cases per person | +27.9% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 0.0014 cases per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 cases per person, 17.7× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 0.0014 cases per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0001 cases per person, 16.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.002 cases per person | 0.0016 cases per person | 0.0021 cases per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0019 cases per person | 0.0011 cases per person | 0.0028 cases per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0012 cases per person | 0.0008 cases per person | 0.0016 cases per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More health data for Greenland
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,447 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3856 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.1299 % change on previous year (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 344 (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4749 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1153 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis cases, per capita in Greenland?
- Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Greenland was 0.0014 cases per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0028 cases per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 cases per person in 2021.
- How does Greenland rank for tuberculosis cases, per capita?
- Greenland ranks 51st out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis cases, per capita rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tuberculosis cases, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tuberculosis cases divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tuberculosis cases ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tuberculosis cases WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tuberculosis cases divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.