Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre was 0.0002 cases per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Australia, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cases per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Australia is 0.0002 cases per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.0002 cases per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 cases per square kilometre, in 2001.
That places Australia 203rd out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | cases per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0002 cases per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0002 cases per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 cases per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 cases per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 cases per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 cases per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 cases per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 cases per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 cases per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 cases per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 cases per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 cases per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 cases per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 cases per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 cases per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 cases per square kilometre | +6.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0002 cases per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0095 cases per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0002 cases per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1156 cases per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0002 cases per square kilometre | 0.0002 cases per square kilometre | 0.0002 cases per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 cases per square kilometre | 0.0002 cases per square kilometre | 0.0002 cases per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 cases per square kilometre | 0.0002 cases per square kilometre | 0.0002 cases per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 200 Finland 0.0007 cases per square kilometre compare
- 201 Norway 0.0004 cases per square kilometre compare
- 202 Canada 0.0003 cases per square kilometre compare
- 204 Greenland 0.0001 cases per square kilometre compare
- 205 Iceland 0.0001 cases per square kilometre compare
- 206 Monaco 0 cases per square kilometre compare
- 206 San Marino 0 cases per square kilometre compare
- 206 British Virgin Islands 0 cases per square kilometre compare
More health data for Australia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9072 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 906.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 215 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.45 % 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 0.0279 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.35 % 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 square kilometre in Australia?
- Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.0002 cases per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 cases per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 cases per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Australia rank for tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 203rd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tuberculosis cases divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tuberculosis cases ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Tuberculosis cases WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.