Which Country Suffers from Tuberculosis the Most?

Based on a comparison of 175 countries in 2021, Philippines ranked the highest in incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people with 650 persons followed by Lesotho and Central African Republic. On the other end of the scale was Puerto Rico with 0.600 persons, Palestine with 0.610 persons and United Arab Emirates with 0.820 persons.

Average incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people reached 134 persons in 2021 in the World according to World Bank / WHO. This is 3.73 % more than in the previous year and -21.6 % less than 10 years ago.

Historically, average incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people reached an all time high of 184 persons in 2002 and an all time low of 129 persons in 2020. The average annual growth amounted to -0.385 % since 1990.

Data for more countries are available at Incidence of Tuberculosis (Per 100,000 People) indicator page.