Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Maldives
Maldives: Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre was 0.6376 cases per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Maldives, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cases per square kilometre.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.6376 cases per square kilometre for tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Maldives peaked at 1.33 cases per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.4667 cases per square kilometre, in 2021.
Maldives ranks 13th of 208 countries on this measure, 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 Maldives, year by year
| Year | cases per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.3 cases per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 1.33 cases per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.2 cases per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 1.27 cases per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 1.1 cases per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2005 | 1.1 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8 cases per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9667 cases per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8333 cases per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6667 cases per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6 cases per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5333 cases per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6333 cases per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6333 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7 cases per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8 cases per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8333 cases per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6333 cases per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6667 cases per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7667 cases per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5667 cases per square kilometre | -26.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4667 cases per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6 cases per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6376 cases per square kilometre | +6.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.6376 cases per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0201 cases per square kilometre, 31.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.6376 cases per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.5595 cases per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.06 cases per square kilometre | 0.6667 cases per square kilometre | 1.33 cases per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.68 cases per square kilometre | 0.5333 cases per square kilometre | 0.8333 cases per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5677 cases per square kilometre | 0.4667 cases per square kilometre | 0.6376 cases per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 10 Pakistan 0.8588 cases per square kilometre compare
- 11 Haiti 0.7983 cases per square kilometre compare
- 12 Micronesia (country) 0.6429 cases per square kilometre compare
- 14 Vietnam 0.5902 cases per square kilometre compare
- 15 Indonesia 0.5759 cases per square kilometre compare
- 16 Nigeria 0.5479 cases per square kilometre compare
More health data for Maldives
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,560 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.2 % 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 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.8 % 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 Maldives?
- Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Maldives was 0.6376 cases per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 cases per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4667 cases per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Maldives rank for tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre?
- Maldives ranks 13th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives 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.