Tuberculosis incidence in Curacao
Curacao: Tuberculosis incidence was 2.8 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis incidence in Curacao, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis incidence in Curacao stood at 2.8 per 100,000 people.
The figure is down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis incidence in Curacao peaked at 5.3 per 100,000 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.62 per 100,000 people, in 2012.
Curacao ranks 211th of 232 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Tuberculosis incidence in Curacao, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.2 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2011 | 0.63 per 100,000 people | -80.3% |
| 2012 | 0.62 per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.2 per 100,000 people | +93.5% |
| 2014 | 3 per 100,000 people | +150.0% |
| 2015 | 4.8 per 100,000 people | +60.0% |
| 2016 | 2.4 per 100,000 people | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 5.3 per 100,000 people | +120.8% |
| 2018 | 4.1 per 100,000 people | -22.6% |
| 2019 | 3.8 per 100,000 people | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 3.5 per 100,000 people | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 3.2 per 100,000 people | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 2.7 per 100,000 people | -15.6% |
| 2023 | 2.8 per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 2.8 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 2.8 per 100,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.85 per 100,000 people, 36% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 2.8 per 100,000 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23 per 100,000 people, 12% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis incidence in Curacao changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +150.0% | 1.2 per 100,000 people | 3 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.91 per 100,000 people | 0.62 per 100,000 people | 5.3 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 per 100,000 people | 2.7 per 100,000 people | 3.5 per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
More health data for Curacao
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,726 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0521 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 910 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 910 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 874 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 852 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis incidence in Curacao?
- Tuberculosis incidence in Curacao was 2.8 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest tuberculosis incidence recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3 per 100,000 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis incidence recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.62 per 100,000 people in 2012.
- How does Curacao rank for tuberculosis incidence?
- Curacao ranks 211th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis incidence rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Tuberculosis incidence (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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