Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in China
China: Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre was 0.0789 cases per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in China, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cases per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in China is 0.0789 cases per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in China peaked at 0.1449 cases per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0789 cases per square kilometre, in 2023.
China ranks 68th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | cases per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1449 cases per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.1417 cases per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1374 cases per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1342 cases per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.13 cases per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1268 cases per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1236 cases per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1193 cases per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1172 cases per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1161 cases per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1086 cases per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1086 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1076 cases per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1021 cases per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0988 cases per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0964 cases per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0942 cases per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0936 cases per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0917 cases per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0881 cases per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0888 cases per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0832 cases per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0797 cases per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0789 cases per square kilometre | -0.9% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0789 cases per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0201 cases per square kilometre, 3.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0789 cases per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1156 cases per square kilometre, 68% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1291 cases per square kilometre | 0.1161 cases per square kilometre | 0.1449 cases per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.099 cases per square kilometre | 0.0881 cases per square kilometre | 0.1086 cases per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0827 cases per square kilometre | 0.0789 cases per square kilometre | 0.0888 cases per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 65 Morocco 0.0807 cases per square kilometre compare
- 66 Mauritius 0.0801 cases per square kilometre compare
- 67 Zambia 0.0794 cases per square kilometre compare
- 69 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0739 cases per square kilometre compare
- 70 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0721 cases per square kilometre compare
- 71 Cape Verde 0.0695 cases per square kilometre compare
More health data for China
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0985 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,029 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,642 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 10 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -8.22 % 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 0.0159 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -8.73 % 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 China?
- Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in China was 0.0789 cases per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1449 cases per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0789 cases per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does China rank for tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 68th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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.