Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Belgium
Belgium: Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases was 461 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Belgium stood at 461.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 82.2% on the previous year and down 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Belgium peaked at 1,321 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 253, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 128th of 197 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.
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,278 | — |
| 2001 | 1,321 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 1,211 | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 1,064 | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 1,128 | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 1,076 | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 1,043 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 955 | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 939 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 918 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 1,001 | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 963 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 909 | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 906 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 886 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 928 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 986 | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 916 | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 913 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 895 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 778 | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 817 | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 786 | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 253 | -67.8% |
| 2024 | 461 | +82.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 461 is above the median for high income countries, which is 377.5, 1.2× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 461 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 448, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Belgium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +82.2% | 253 | 461 |
| 2023 | -67.8% | 786 | 253 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,093 | 918 | 1,321 | 10 |
| 2010s | 930.3 | 886 | 1,001 | 10 |
| 2020s | 619 | 253 | 817 | 5 |
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More health data for Belgium
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2923 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,160 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 59 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0229 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Belgium?
- Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Belgium was 461 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest tuberculosis - new and relapse cases recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1,321 in 2001.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis - new and relapse cases recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 253 in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for tuberculosis - new and relapse cases?
- Belgium ranks 128th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis - new and relapse cases rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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