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.
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 |
Countries ranked near World
More health data for World
- Population, male 50.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 23.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 974.32 million (2025)
- Population, female 49.7% (2025)
- Population, male 4.13 billion (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 9.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 10.4% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 854.60 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 1.03 billion (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 380.05 million (2025)
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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