Countries with the Highest Tuberculosis Rate 2024

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Countries with the Highest Tuberculosis Rate 2024
The 20 countries with the highest tuberculosis incidence in 2024, in new cases per 100,000 people. Kiribati is highest at 945 cases per 100,000, ahead of Papua New Guinea at 664 and the Philippines at 625. Data covers 206 countries.
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The median country records 44 cases per 100,000 people, so the rate in Kiribati is roughly 21 times higher. Tuberculosis remains one of the world's deadliest infectious diseases despite being curable with a six-month course of antibiotics.

Source:  World Bank

Key Findings

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Kiribati leads with 945 in 2024.
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Average value in 2024: 461  ·  median: 415.
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Gap in 2024: Kiribati is 3× larger than Eswatini.

Countries with the Highest Tuberculosis Rate 2024

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Data Insights

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Data Points
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20 categories  ·  1 year
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Top Value
945
Kiribati
Tuberculosis incidence (per 100,000 people) · 2024
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Tuberculosis incidence (per 100,000 people)
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2024
Single year snapshot

Rankings & Full Data

20 records · Tuberculosis incidence (per 100,000 people) · ranked by 2024

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# Category 2024 Source
🥇 Kiribati 945
🥈 Papua New Guinea 664
🥉 Philippines 625
4 Lesotho 548
5 Timor-Leste 496
6 Djibouti 495
7 Myanmar 482
8 Mongolia 446
9 Namibia 422
10 Central African Republic 419
11 Marshall Islands 411
12 South Africa 389
13 Indonesia 382
14 DR Congo 377
15 Angola 373
16 Sierra Leone 372
17 Gabon 371
18 Mozambique 361
19 South Sudan 320
20 Eswatini 319

Data Sources & References

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