Tuberculosis death rate in Nepal
Nepal: Tuberculosis death rate was 54 deaths per 100,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis death rate in Nepal, 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 Nepal is 54 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis death rate in Nepal peaked at 134 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 54 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2023.
That places Nepal 16th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 110.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 88 deaths per 100,000 people | 134 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 59 deaths per 100,000 people | 83 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 54 deaths per 100,000 people | 59 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 13 Micronesia (country) 64 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 13 Sierra Leone 64 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 15 Democratic Republic of Congo 60 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 17 Congo 52 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 18 South Sudan 51 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 19 Zimbabwe 49 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Nepal
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,326 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 955 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 257,727 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 292,665 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 264,161 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 294,479 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 270,418 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 295,028 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis death rate in Nepal?
- Tuberculosis death rate in Nepal was 54 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 134 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 54 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023.
- How does Nepal rank for tuberculosis death rate?
- Nepal ranks 16th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis death rate rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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.