Tuberculosis death rate in South Asia
South Asia: Tuberculosis death rate was 21 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis death rate in South Asia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis death rate in South Asia is 21 per 100,000 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis death rate in South Asia peaked at 79 per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21 per 100,000 people, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis death rate in South Asia, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 71 per 100,000 people | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 66 per 100,000 people | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 62 per 100,000 people | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 56 per 100,000 people | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 53 per 100,000 people | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 50 per 100,000 people | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 48 per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 46 per 100,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 42 per 100,000 people | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 40 per 100,000 people | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 38 per 100,000 people | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 36 per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 34 per 100,000 people | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 32 per 100,000 people | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 30 per 100,000 people | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 28 per 100,000 people | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 27 per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 25 per 100,000 people | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 24 per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 22 per 100,000 people | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 23 per 100,000 people | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 23 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22 per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 21 per 100,000 people | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.3 per 100,000 people | 42 per 100,000 people | 79 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.4 per 100,000 people | 24 per 100,000 people | 40 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.2 per 100,000 people | 21 per 100,000 people | 23 per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 1 Djibouti 127 per 100,000 people compare
- 2 Papua New Guinea 110 per 100,000 people compare
- 3 Marshall Islands 79 per 100,000 people compare
- 4 Timor-Leste 78 per 100,000 people compare
- 5 Angola 67 per 100,000 people compare
- 6 Micronesia, Federated States of 63 per 100,000 people compare
- 7 Myanmar 58 per 100,000 people compare
More health data for South Asia
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6806 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3493 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3313 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis death rate in South Asia?
- Tuberculosis death rate in South Asia was 21 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report.
- What is the highest tuberculosis death rate recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 79 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis death rate recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 per 100,000 people in 2024.
- How does South Asia rank for tuberculosis death rate?
- South Asia ranks 4th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis death rate rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Asia 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.