Incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people fell 2.38% to 41.0 persons in Iraq in 2019, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people in Iraq reached an all time high of 54.0 persons in 1990 and an all time low of 41.0 persons in 2019. When compared to Iraq's main peers, incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people in Iran amounted to 13.0 persons, 22.0 persons in Kuwait, 9.90 persons in Saudi Arabia and 19.0 persons in Syria in 2019.
Iraq has been ranked 97th within the group of 175 countries we follow in terms of incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Incidence of Tuberculosis (Per 100,000 People) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Bahrain | persons | 15.0 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Iran | persons | 16.0 | 15.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Iraq | persons | 37.0 | 35.0 | 33.0 | 31.0 | 28.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Jordan | persons | 5.70 | 5.40 | 6.70 | 5.00 | 5.50 | ||||||||||||||||
Kuwait | persons | 22.0 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 22.0 | 20.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Lebanon | persons | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Pakistan | persons | 270 | 268 | 267 | 265 | 263 | ||||||||||||||||
Saudi Arabia | persons | 12.0 | 10.0 | 9.60 | 9.70 | 9.40 | ||||||||||||||||
Syria | persons | 20.0 | 22.0 | 20.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Turkey | persons | 18.0 | 18.0 | 17.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Turkmenistan | persons | 49.0 | 46.0 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 45.0 | ||||||||||||||||
United Arab Emirates | persons | 0.790 | 0.820 | 0.840 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||||||||||
Yemen | persons | 48.0 | 48.0 | 48.0 | 48.0 | 48.0 |