Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Tuberculosis cases, per capita was 0.0066 cases per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cases per person.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.0066 cases per person for tuberculosis cases, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis cases, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0107 cases per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0052 cases per person, in 2010.
Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | cases per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0107 cases per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0098 cases per person | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0089 cases per person | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0082 cases per person | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0074 cases per person | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0067 cases per person | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0062 cases per person | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0059 cases per person | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0054 cases per person | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0053 cases per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0052 cases per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0055 cases per person | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0056 cases per person | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0058 cases per person | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0061 cases per person | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0063 cases per person | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0062 cases per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0062 cases per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0061 cases per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0061 cases per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0061 cases per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0062 cases per person | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0064 cases per person | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0064 cases per person | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0066 cases per person | +2.6% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0066 cases per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0013 cases per person, 5.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0066 cases per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0008 cases per person, 8.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0075 cases per person | 0.0053 cases per person | 0.0107 cases per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0059 cases per person | 0.0052 cases per person | 0.0063 cases per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0063 cases per person | 0.0061 cases per person | 0.0066 cases per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.27 % 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 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2621 % 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0066 cases per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0107 cases per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0052 cases per person in 2010.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for tuberculosis cases, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis cases, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.