Tuberculosis death rate in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Tuberculosis death rate was 12 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis death rate in East Asia & Pacific, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis death rate in East Asia & Pacific stood at 12 per 100,000 people.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis death rate in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 25 per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10 per 100,000 people, in 2018.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis death rate in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 24 per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 22 per 100,000 people | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 21 per 100,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 19 per 100,000 people | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 19 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 18 per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 17 per 100,000 people | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 16 per 100,000 people | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 16 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15 per 100,000 people | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 14 per 100,000 people | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 13 per 100,000 people | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 13 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12 per 100,000 people | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 11 per 100,000 people | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 11 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 per 100,000 people | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 10 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11 per 100,000 people | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 13 per 100,000 people | +18.2% |
| 2022 | 13 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12 per 100,000 people | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 12 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.7 per 100,000 people | 16 per 100,000 people | 25 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 12 per 100,000 people | 10 per 100,000 people | 15 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2 per 100,000 people | 11 per 100,000 people | 13 per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 7 Myanmar 58 per 100,000 people compare
- 8 Lesotho 57 per 100,000 people compare
- 9 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 54 per 100,000 people compare
- 9 Namibia 54 per 100,000 people compare
- 11 Nepal 53 per 100,000 people compare
- 12 Sierra Leone 48 per 100,000 people compare
- 13 Central African Republic 47 per 100,000 people compare
More health data for East Asia & Pacific
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0217 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0218 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate -2.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis death rate in East Asia & Pacific?
- Tuberculosis death rate in East Asia & Pacific was 12 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report.
- What is the highest tuberculosis death rate recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 25 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis death rate recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 per 100,000 people in 2018.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for tuberculosis death rate?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis death rate rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report, published as part of Tuberculosis death rate (per 100,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tuberculosis death rate is the estimated number of deaths from tuberculosis among HIV-negative people, expressed as the rate per 100,000 population. Estimates for all years are recalculated as new information becomes available and techniques are refined, so they may differ from those published previously.