Tuberculosis death rate in Tunisia
Tunisia: Tuberculosis death rate was 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis death rate in Tunisia, 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 Tunisia stood at 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis death rate in Tunisia peaked at 1.8 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2017.
Tunisia ranks 135th 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 | 1.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 132 Iraq 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 133 Armenia 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 133 Bulgaria 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 135 Poland 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 137 Antigua and Barbuda 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 137 Japan 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Tunisia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 117 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 80,869 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 77,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 80,951 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 77,299 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 80,755 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 76,904 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis death rate in Tunisia?
- Tuberculosis death rate in Tunisia was 1.3 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017.
- How does Tunisia rank for tuberculosis death rate?
- Tunisia ranks 135th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis death rate rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.