Tuberculosis death rate in Bolivia
Bolivia: Tuberculosis death rate was 12 deaths per 100,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis death rate in Bolivia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis death rate in Bolivia stood at 12 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis death rate in Bolivia peaked at 40 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2018.
Bolivia ranks 61st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 20 deaths per 100,000 people | 40 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 12 deaths per 100,000 people | 18 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 12 deaths per 100,000 people | 13 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 58 Burundi 13 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 58 Libya 13 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 58 Niger 13 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 61 Turkmenistan 12 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 61 Vietnam 12 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 64 Mongolia 11 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 64 Peru 11 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 64 Ukraine 11 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Bolivia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,159 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,250 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 112,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 109,944 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 112,413 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 110,119 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 112,880 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 110,411 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis death rate in Bolivia?
- Tuberculosis death rate in Bolivia was 12 deaths per 100,000 people in 2024, according to WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 40 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018.
- How does Bolivia rank for tuberculosis death rate?
- Bolivia ranks 61st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis death rate rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated annual number of deaths from all forms of tuberculosis per 100,000 people.