Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Kiribati
Kiribati: Tuberculosis cases, per capita was 0.0097 cases per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Kiribati, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cases per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis cases, per capita in Kiribati is 0.0097 cases per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis cases, per capita in Kiribati peaked at 0.0133 cases per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0055 cases per person, in 2021.
Kiribati ranks 1st of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | cases per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0124 cases per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0091 cases per person | -26.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0089 cases per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0117 cases per person | +31.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0125 cases per person | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0133 cases per person | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.013 cases per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0108 cases per person | -17.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0096 cases per person | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0074 cases per person | -22.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0071 cases per person | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.008 cases per person | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0078 cases per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0088 cases per person | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0087 cases per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0103 cases per person | +18.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0101 cases per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0072 cases per person | -29.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0058 cases per person | -18.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0072 cases per person | +23.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0066 cases per person | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0055 cases per person | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0059 cases per person | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0091 cases per person | +53.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0097 cases per person | +6.7% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.0097 cases per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0013 cases per person, 7.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.0097 cases per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0008 cases per person, 12.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0109 cases per person | 0.0074 cases per person | 0.0133 cases per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0081 cases per person | 0.0058 cases per person | 0.0103 cases per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0073 cases per person | 0.0055 cases per person | 0.0097 cases per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 2 Papua New Guinea 0.0066 cases per person compare
- 3 Philippines 0.0062 cases per person compare
- 4 Lesotho 0.0056 cases per person compare
More health data for Kiribati
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7209 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,076 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 34 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3672 % 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 0.0576 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3464 % 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 cases, per capita in Kiribati?
- Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Kiribati was 0.0097 cases per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0133 cases per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0055 cases per person in 2021.
- How does Kiribati rank for tuberculosis cases, per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 1st out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis cases, per capita rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati 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)
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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.