Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in World
World: Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases was 8.33 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.33 million
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
1st
of 11 groups
All-time high
8.33 million
in 2024
All-time low
3.75 million
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in World, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
World recorded 8.33 million for tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in World peaked at 8.33 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.75 million, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.75 million | — |
| 2001 | 3.85 million | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 4.10 million | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 4.52 million | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 4.83 million | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 5.15 million | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 5.42 million | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 5.59 million | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 5.74 million | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 5.85 million | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 5.79 million | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 5.84 million | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 5.79 million | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 5.73 million | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 6.07 million | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 6.16 million | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 6.36 million | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 6.35 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 6.88 million | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 7.12 million | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 5.84 million | -18.1% |
| 2021 | 6.43 million | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 7.49 million | +16.4% |
| 2023 | 8.19 million | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 8.33 million | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.88 million | 3.75 million | 5.85 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.21 million | 5.73 million | 7.12 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.25 million | 5.84 million | 8.33 million | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in World?
- Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in World was 8.33 million in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest tuberculosis - new and relapse cases recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 8.33 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis - new and relapse cases recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.75 million in 2000.
- How does World rank for tuberculosis - new and relapse cases?
- World ranks 1st out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis - new and relapse cases rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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