Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Libya
Libya: Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre was 0.0024 cases per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Libya, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cases per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Libya is 0.0024 cases per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.5% on the previous year and up 90.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Libya peaked at 0.0024 cases per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 cases per square kilometre, in 2014.
Libya ranks 191st of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Libya, year by year
| Year | cases per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0018 cases per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0019 cases per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.002 cases per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.002 cases per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0021 cases per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0021 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0021 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0021 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.002 cases per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0019 cases per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0018 cases per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 cases per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 cases per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0013 cases per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0012 cases per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0012 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 cases per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 cases per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 cases per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0016 cases per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0017 cases per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0019 cases per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0022 cases per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0024 cases per square kilometre | +10.5% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.0024 cases per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0201 cases per square kilometre, 12% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.0024 cases per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0284 cases per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.002 cases per square kilometre | 0.0018 cases per square kilometre | 0.0021 cases per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 cases per square kilometre | 0.0012 cases per square kilometre | 0.0018 cases per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.002 cases per square kilometre | 0.0017 cases per square kilometre | 0.0024 cases per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 188 Estonia 0.0028 cases per square kilometre compare
- 189 New Caledonia 0.0027 cases per square kilometre compare
- 190 Guyana 0.0026 cases per square kilometre compare
- 192 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0023 cases per square kilometre compare
- 193 Oman 0.0023 cases per square kilometre compare
- 194 New Zealand 0.0013 cases per square kilometre compare
More health data for Libya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,084 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 133 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % 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 0.0404 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.77 % 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 Libya?
- Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Libya was 0.0024 cases per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0024 cases per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 cases per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Libya rank for tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre?
- Libya ranks 191st out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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.