Incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people fell 9.23% to 59.0 persons in South Korea in 2019, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people in South Korea reached an all time high of 164 persons in 1990 and an all time low of 49.0 persons in 2000. When compared to South Korea's main peers, incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people in China amounted to 58.0 persons, 513 persons in Dem. People's Republic of Korea, 13.0 persons in Japan and 176 persons in Vietnam in 2019.
South Korea has been ranked 79th within the group of 175 countries we follow in terms of incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people, 8 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 |
| Cambodia | persons | 366 | 348 | 329 | 308 | 287 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | persons | 65.0 | 63.0 | 62.0 | 61.0 | 58.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | persons | 513 | 513 | 513 | 513 | 513 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | persons | 256 | 249 | 234 | 224 | 214 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | persons | 17.0 | 16.0 | 15.0 | 14.0 | 13.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | persons | 182 | 175 | 168 | 162 | 155 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | persons | 67.0 | 63.0 | 59.0 | 54.0 | 50.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | persons | 79.0 | 76.0 | 69.0 | 64.0 | 58.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | persons | 163 | 160 | 156 | 153 | 150 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | persons | 3.20 | 3.10 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.90 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | persons | 199 | 193 | 188 | 182 | 176 |
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