Tuberculosis death rate in Canada
Canada: Tuberculosis death rate was 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis death rate in Canada, 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
The most recent figure for tuberculosis death rate in Canada is 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis death rate in Canada peaked at 0.77 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2019.
Canada ranks 187th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.553 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.315 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.292 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 184 Aruba 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 184 Netherlands Antilles 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 186 Iceland 0.24 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 188 Cook Islands 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 189 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 190 Sweden 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Canada
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,083 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 385 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 283,794 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 266,829 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 271,934 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 258,927 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 254,587 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 245,661 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis death rate in Canada?
- Tuberculosis death rate in Canada was 0.23 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.77 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
- How does Canada rank for tuberculosis death rate?
- Canada ranks 187th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis death rate rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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.