Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Tuberculosis cases, per capita was 0.0001 cases per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cases per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis cases, per capita in Saudi Arabia is 0.0001 cases per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis cases, per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0002 cases per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 cases per person, in 2024.
That places Saudi Arabia 157th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | cases per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0002 cases per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0002 cases per person | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 cases per person | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 cases per person | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 cases per person | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 cases per person | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 cases per person | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 cases per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 cases per person | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 cases per person | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 cases per person | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 cases per person | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 cases per person | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 cases per person | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 cases per person | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 cases per person | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 cases per person | -14.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 cases per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 cases per person | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 cases per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 cases per person | -19.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 cases per person | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 cases per person | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 cases per person | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 cases per person | -1.1% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0001 cases per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 cases per person, 1.1× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0001 cases per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0001 cases per person, 57% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0002 cases per person | 0.0002 cases per person | 0.0002 cases per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 cases per person | 0.0001 cases per person | 0.0002 cases per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 cases per person | 0.0001 cases per person | 0.0001 cases per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More health data for Saudi Arabia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8373 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3736 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 483.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 829 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 5.31 % 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 0.0384 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 5.38 % 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Saudi Arabia was 0.0001 cases per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 cases per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 cases per person in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for tuberculosis cases, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 157th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis cases, per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.