Tuberculosis death rate in New Zealand
New Zealand: Tuberculosis death rate was 0.26 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis death rate in New Zealand, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.26 per 100,000 people for tuberculosis death rate in 2024.
The figure is down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis death rate in New Zealand peaked at 0.73 per 100,000 people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.22 per 100,000 people, in 2012.
That places New Zealand 163rd out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis death rate in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.65 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.28 per 100,000 people | -56.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4 per 100,000 people | +42.9% |
| 2003 | 0.67 per 100,000 people | +67.5% |
| 2004 | 0.73 per 100,000 people | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5 per 100,000 people | -31.5% |
| 2006 | 0.52 per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.38 per 100,000 people | -26.9% |
| 2008 | 0.37 per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.37 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.39 per 100,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.34 per 100,000 people | -12.8% |
| 2012 | 0.22 per 100,000 people | -35.3% |
| 2013 | 0.27 per 100,000 people | +22.7% |
| 2014 | 0.29 per 100,000 people | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 0.46 per 100,000 people | +58.6% |
| 2016 | 0.25 per 100,000 people | -45.7% |
| 2017 | 0.23 per 100,000 people | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.22 per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.26 per 100,000 people | +18.2% |
| 2020 | 0.26 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.26 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.26 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.26 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.26 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.487 per 100,000 people | 0.28 per 100,000 people | 0.73 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.293 per 100,000 people | 0.22 per 100,000 people | 0.46 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.26 per 100,000 people | 0.26 per 100,000 people | 0.26 per 100,000 people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis death rate in New Zealand?
- Tuberculosis death rate in New Zealand was 0.26 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report.
- What is the highest tuberculosis death rate recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.73 per 100,000 people in 2004.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis death rate recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.22 per 100,000 people in 2012.
- How does New Zealand rank for tuberculosis death rate?
- New Zealand ranks 163rd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis death rate rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.