Tuberculosis incidence in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Tuberculosis incidence was 496 per 100,000 people in 2024. βΌ Falling
Tuberculosis incidence in Timor-Leste, 2002β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 496 per 100,000 people for tuberculosis incidence in 2024.
The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis incidence in Timor-Leste peaked at 1,140 per 100,000 people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 373 per 100,000 people, in 2019.
That places Timor-Leste 6th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 925.62 per 100,000 people | 723 per 100,000 people | 1,140 per 100,000 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 485 per 100,000 people | 373 per 100,000 people | 671 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 430.4 per 100,000 people | 381 per 100,000 people | 496 per 100,000 people | 5 |
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More health data for Timor-Leste
- Neonatal mortality rate 21.61 per 1,000 live births (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate, by sex 47.62 per 1,000 live births (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 34.63 per 1,000 live births (2024)
- Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 22.97 million constant US$ (2024)
- Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 48 index (2023)
- Maternal mortality ratio 192.36 per 100,000 live births (2023)
- Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex 0.1098 per 1000 uninfected pop (2024)
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 68.5% (2022)
- Adolescent birth rate 0 per 1,000 people (2015)
- Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 0 per 1,000 people (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis incidence in Timor-Leste?
- Tuberculosis incidence in Timor-Leste was 496 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest tuberculosis incidence recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 1,140 per 100,000 people in 2002.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis incidence recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 373 per 100,000 people in 2019.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for tuberculosis incidence?
- Timor-Leste ranks 6th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis incidence rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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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