Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Tuberculosis cases, per capita was 0 cases per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Puerto Rico, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cases per person.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 0 cases per person for tuberculosis cases, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 30.7% on the previous year and down 66.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis cases, per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.0001 cases per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 cases per person, in 2024.
That places Puerto Rico 203rd out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | cases per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0001 cases per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0001 cases per person | -32.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 cases per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 cases per person | -16.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 cases per person | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 0 cases per person | -13.5% |
| 2006 | 0 cases per person | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0 cases per person | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 0 cases per person | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 0 cases per person | -36.3% |
| 2010 | 0 cases per person | +26.9% |
| 2011 | 0 cases per person | -38.7% |
| 2012 | 0 cases per person | +38.2% |
| 2013 | 0 cases per person | -30.4% |
| 2014 | 0 cases per person | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 0 cases per person | +18.3% |
| 2016 | 0 cases per person | +26.2% |
| 2017 | 0 cases per person | -39.0% |
| 2018 | 0 cases per person | -34.2% |
| 2019 | 0 cases per person | +41.9% |
| 2020 | 0 cases per person | -22.9% |
| 2021 | 0 cases per person | -38.5% |
| 2022 | 0 cases per person | +29.0% |
| 2023 | 0 cases per person | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 0 cases per person | -30.7% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0 cases per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 cases per person, 7% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0 cases per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0003 cases per person, 2% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 cases per person | 0 cases per person | 0.0001 cases per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 cases per person | 0 cases per person | 0 cases per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 cases per person | 0 cases per person | 0 cases per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 200 Antigua and Barbuda 0 cases per person compare
- 201 Barbados 0 cases per person compare
- 202 United Arab Emirates 0 cases per person compare
- 204 Saint Lucia 0 cases per person compare
- 205 Palestine 0 cases per person compare
- 206 Monaco 0 cases per person compare
- 206 San Marino 0 cases per person compare
- 206 British Virgin Islands 0 cases per person compare
More health data for Puerto Rico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -20 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,519 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4804 % 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 0.0145 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8484 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0152 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis cases, per capita in Puerto Rico?
- Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Puerto Rico was 0 cases per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 cases per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 cases per person in 2024.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for tuberculosis cases, per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 203rd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis cases, per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.