Tuberculosis incidence in Western Asia
Western Asia: Tuberculosis incidence was 19 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis incidence in Western Asia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 19 for tuberculosis incidence in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis incidence in Western Asia peaked at 64 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19, in 2020.
That places Western Asia 27th out of 34 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis incidence in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64 | — |
| 2001 | 60 | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 59 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 54 | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 53 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 53 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 48 | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 45 | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 41 | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 38 | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 34 | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 31 | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 29 | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 26 | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 19 | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 20 | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19 | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.6 | 45 | 64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.3 | 22 | 41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.6 | 19 | 20 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
More health data for Western Asia
- Infant deaths 102,139 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 17.45 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 63,149 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 20.11 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 117,447 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 6.85 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 15,308 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 54,298 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 9.54 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 10.68 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis incidence in Western Asia?
- Tuberculosis incidence in Western Asia was 19 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest tuberculosis incidence recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 64 in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis incidence recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 in 2020.
- How does Western Asia rank for tuberculosis incidence?
- Western Asia ranks 27th out of 34 groups with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis incidence rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Asia 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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