Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Tuberculosis cases, per capita was 0.0006 cases per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Sri Lanka, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cases per person.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.0006 cases per person for tuberculosis cases, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis cases, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0015 cases per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 cases per person, in 2022.
That places Sri Lanka 80th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | cases per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0015 cases per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0014 cases per person | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0013 cases per person | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0013 cases per person | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 cases per person | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0011 cases per person | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 cases per person | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.001 cases per person | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.001 cases per person | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 cases per person | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 cases per person | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 cases per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 cases per person | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 cases per person | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 cases per person | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 cases per person | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 cases per person | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 cases per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 cases per person | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 cases per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 cases per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 cases per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 cases per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 cases per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0006 cases per person | +8.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0006 cases per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0005 cases per person, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0006 cases per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0019 cases per person, 34% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0012 cases per person | 0.0009 cases per person | 0.0015 cases per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 cases per person | 0.0006 cases per person | 0.0009 cases per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 cases per person | 0.0006 cases per person | 0.0006 cases per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7332 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 304 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.13 % 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 0.0339 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.12 % 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 Sri Lanka?
- Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0006 cases per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0015 cases per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 cases per person in 2022.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for tuberculosis cases, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 80th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis cases, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.