Based on a comparison of 175 countries in 2017, Lesotho ranked the highest in incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people with 665 persons followed by South Africa and Philippines. On the other end of the scale was United Arab Emirates with 0.810 persons, Palestine with 0.960 persons and Puerto Rico with 1.20 persons.
Average incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people reached 134 persons in 2017 in the World according to World Bank / WHO. This is 1.49 % less than in the previous year and -20.9 % less than 10 years ago.
Historically, average incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people reached an all time high of 170 persons in 2000 and an all time low of 134 persons in 2017. The average annual growth amounted to -0.441 % since 1990.
Data for more countries are available at Incidence of Tuberculosis (Per 100,000 People) indicator page.
| 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 |
| Angola | persons | 366 | 362 | 359 | 355 | 351 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | persons | 540 | 540 | 540 | 540 | 540 | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo | persons | 379 | 378 | 376 | 375 | 373 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | persons | 513 | 513 | 513 | 513 | 513 | ||||||||||||||||
| East Timor | persons | ... | 498 | 498 | 498 | 498 | 498 | |||||||||||||||
| Gabon | persons | 537 | 533 | 529 | 525 | 521 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea Bissau | persons | 361 | 361 | 361 | 361 | 361 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | persons | 780 | 721 | 681 | 659 | 654 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mongolia | persons | 428 | 428 | 428 | 428 | 428 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | persons | 361 | 361 | 361 | 361 | 361 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | persons | 639 | 604 | 565 | 524 | 486 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | persons | 432 | 432 | 432 | 432 | 432 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | persons | 550 | 554 | 554 | 554 | 554 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | persons | 988 | 805 | 738 | 677 | 615 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | persons | 391 | 376 | 361 | 346 | 333 |
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