Tuberculosis death rate in Nepal

Nepal: Tuberculosis death rate was 53 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
53 per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
11th
of 182 countries
All-time high
132 per 100,000 people
in 2000
All-time low
53 per 100,000 people
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Tuberculosis death rate in Nepal, 2000–2024

0501001502000201220242000: 132 per 100,000 people2001: 126 per 100,000 people2002: 120 per 100,000 people2003: 110 per 100,000 people2004: 106 per 100,000 people2005: 99 per 100,000 people2006: 96 per 100,000 people2007: 94 per 100,000 people2008: 88 per 100,000 people2009: 82 per 100,000 people2010: 80 per 100,000 people2011: 74 per 100,000 people2012: 71 per 100,000 people2013: 69 per 100,000 people2014: 64 per 100,000 people2015: 64 per 100,000 people2016: 65 per 100,000 people2017: 63 per 100,000 people2018: 60 per 100,000 people2019: 58 per 100,000 people2020: 58 per 100,000 people2021: 59 per 100,000 people2022: 57 per 100,000 people2023: 54 per 100,000 people2024: 53 per 100,000 people

Source: World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report. Measured in per 100,000 people.

Analysis

In 2024, tuberculosis death rate in Nepal stood at 53 per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tuberculosis death rate in Nepal peaked at 132 per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 53 per 100,000 people, in 2024.

Nepal ranks 11th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 105.3 per 100,000 people 82 per 100,000 people 132 per 100,000 people 10
2010s 66.8 per 100,000 people 58 per 100,000 people 80 per 100,000 people 10
2020s 56.2 per 100,000 people 53 per 100,000 people 59 per 100,000 people 5

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 8 Lesotho 57 per 100,000 people compare
  2. 9 Democratic Republic of Congo 54 per 100,000 people compare
  3. 9 Namibia 54 per 100,000 people compare
  4. 12 Sierra Leone 48 per 100,000 people compare
  5. 13 Central African Republic 47 per 100,000 people compare
  6. 14 South Sudan 42 per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tuberculosis death rate in Nepal?
Tuberculosis death rate in Nepal was 53 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report.
What is the highest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 132 per 100,000 people in 2000.
What is the lowest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 53 per 100,000 people in 2024.
How does Nepal rank for tuberculosis death rate?
Nepal ranks 11th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
Is tuberculosis death rate rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nepal 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

Indicator
Tuberculosis death rate (per 100,000 people)
Unit
per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
201 places, 5,002 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.