Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Palau
Palau: Tuberculosis cases, per capita was 0.0003 cases per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Palau, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cases per person.
Analysis
Palau recorded 0.0003 cases per person for tuberculosis cases, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 66.6% on the previous year and down 64.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis cases, per capita in Palau peaked at 0.0013 cases per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 cases per person, in 2012.
Palau ranks 121st of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Palau, year by year
| Year | cases per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0006 cases per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0006 cases per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 cases per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 cases per person | -18.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 cases per person | -44.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 cases per person | +100.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 cases per person | +21.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 cases per person | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 cases per person | +38.5% |
| 2009 | 0.001 cases per person | +28.7% |
| 2010 | 0.001 cases per person | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 cases per person | -35.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 cases per person | -66.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 cases per person | +101.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 cases per person | +74.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 cases per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 cases per person | +64.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0011 cases per person | -13.1% |
| 2018 | 0.001 cases per person | -15.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 cases per person | -64.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 cases per person | +66.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 cases per person | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 cases per person | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 cases per person | +114.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 cases per person | -66.6% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.0003 cases per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 cases per person, 3.6× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.0003 cases per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0008 cases per person, 35% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0006 cases per person | 0.0003 cases per person | 0.001 cases per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 cases per person | 0.0002 cases per person | 0.0013 cases per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 cases per person | 0.0003 cases per person | 0.0008 cases per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More health data for Palau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2087)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,529 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2689 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 117 (2025)
- Population, male 9,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 103 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 112 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 101 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 106 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis cases, per capita in Palau?
- Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Palau was 0.0003 cases per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0013 cases per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 cases per person in 2012.
- How does Palau rank for tuberculosis cases, per capita?
- Palau ranks 121st out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis cases, per capita rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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.