Which Country Suffers from Tuberculosis the Most?

Based on a comparison of 176 countries in 2020, Lesotho ranked the highest in incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people with 650 persons followed by South Africa and Central African Republic. On the other end of the scale was Palestine with 0.480 persons, United Arab Emirates with 0.790 persons and Puerto Rico with 1.10 persons.

Average incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people reached 127 persons in 2020 in the World according to World Bank / WHO. This is 4.72 % less than in the previous year and -24.4 % less than 10 years ago.

Historically, average incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people reached an all time high of 174 persons in 2003 and an all time low of 127 persons in 2020. The average annual growth amounted to -0.575 % since 1990.

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