Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in India
India: Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre was 0.9283 cases per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in India, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cases per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in India is 0.9283 cases per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in India peaked at 1.21 cases per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.9283 cases per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places India 8th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in India, year by year
| Year | cases per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.14 cases per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 1.16 cases per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.18 cases per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.19 cases per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.2 cases per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.21 cases per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.2 cases per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.19 cases per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.18 cases per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.17 cases per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.15 cases per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.14 cases per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.11 cases per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.08 cases per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.07 cases per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.06 cases per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.02 cases per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9922 cases per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9619 cases per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9451 cases per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9317 cases per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9317 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9384 cases per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9283 cases per square kilometre | -1.1% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.9283 cases per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0879 cases per square kilometre, 10.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 0.9283 cases per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.5595 cases per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.18 cases per square kilometre | 1.14 cases per square kilometre | 1.21 cases per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 cases per square kilometre | 0.9451 cases per square kilometre | 1.15 cases per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9325 cases per square kilometre | 0.9283 cases per square kilometre | 0.9384 cases per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 5 Philippines 2.43 cases per square kilometre compare
- 6 Marshall Islands 2 cases per square kilometre compare
- 7 Kiribati 1.48 cases per square kilometre compare
- 9 Nauru 0.9 cases per square kilometre compare
- 10 Pakistan 0.8588 cases per square kilometre compare
- 11 Haiti 0.7983 cases per square kilometre compare
More health data for India
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4372 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,332 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44,822 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3809 % 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 0.0372 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5922 % 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 India?
- Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in India was 0.9283 cases per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 cases per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9283 cases per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does India rank for tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 8th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.