Tuberculosis death rate in Greenland
Greenland: Tuberculosis death rate was 16 deaths per 100,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis death rate in Greenland, 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 Greenland is 16 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 33.3% on the previous year and down 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis death rate in Greenland peaked at 42 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.6 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Greenland ranks 54th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 33.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 25 deaths per 100,000 people | 37 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 13 deaths per 100,000 people | 42 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 19 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
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More health data for Greenland
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,447 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 340 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 317 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 345 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 327 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 354 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 335 (2025)
- Population, female 26,987 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 30.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis death rate in Greenland?
- Tuberculosis death rate in Greenland was 16 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 Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 42 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Greenland rank for tuberculosis death rate?
- Greenland ranks 54th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis death rate rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greenland 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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Estimated annual number of deaths from all forms of tuberculosis per 100,000 people.