Countries With the Highest Tuberculosis Incidence
Every country with a figure for tuberculosis incidence, ranked from highest to lowest. The top three are Kiribati (945), Papua New Guinea (664) and Philippines (625). The middle country of the 208 has 43.
What this measures
Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people). Source: World Health Organization. For this measure, higher is worse.
The full ranking
Each country’s latest figure, from 2024–2024. The year beside each value says when it was measured.
| Rank | Country | Tuberculosis incidence | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiribati | 945 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 2 | Papua New Guinea | 664 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 3 | Philippines | 625 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 4 | Lesotho | 548 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 5 | Timor-Leste | 496 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 6 | Djibouti | 495 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 7 | Myanmar | 482 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 8 | Mongolia | 446 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 9 | Namibia | 422 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 10 | Central African Republic | 419 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 11 | Marshall Islands | 411 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 12 | South Africa | 389 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 13 | Indonesia | 382 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 14 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 377 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 15 | Angola | 373 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 16 | Sierra Leone | 372 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 17 | Gabon | 371 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 18 | Mozambique | 361 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 19 | South Sudan | 320 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 20 | Eswatini | 319 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 21 | Congo, Rep. | 302 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 22 | Cambodia | 272 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 23 | Zambia | 272 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 24 | Pakistan | 266 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 25 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 264 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 26 | Nepal | 227 | 2024 | South Asia |
| 27 | Madagascar | 224 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 28 | Tuvalu | 223 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 29 | Bangladesh | 221 | 2024 | South Asia |
| 30 | Nigeria | 219 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 31 | Kenya | 207 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 32 | Liberia | 207 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 33 | Afghanistan | 203 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 34 | Zimbabwe | 203 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 35 | Equatorial Guinea | 199 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 36 | Uganda | 197 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 37 | Bhutan | 191 | 2024 | South Asia |
| 38 | India | 187 | 2024 | South Asia |
| 39 | Viet Nam | 182 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 40 | Guinea | 178 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 41 | Guinea-Bissau | 176 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 42 | Haiti | 175 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 43 | Tanzania | 172 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 44 | Naoero | 161 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 45 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 151 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 46 | Thailand | 146 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 47 | Botswana | 143 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 48 | Ethiopia | 141 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 49 | Greenland | 139 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 50 | Peru | 139 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 51 | Gambia, The | 138 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 52 | Cameroon | 132 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 53 | Senegal | 132 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 54 | Kyrgyz Republic | 128 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 55 | Lao PDR | 127 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 56 | Ghana | 126 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 57 | Solomon Islands | 123 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 58 | Chad | 118 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 59 | El Salvador | 116 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 60 | Eritrea | 115 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 61 | Bolivia | 114 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 62 | Malawi | 113 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 63 | Fiji | 104 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 64 | Cote d'Ivoire | 99 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 65 | Morocco | 98 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 66 | Malaysia | 96 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 67 | Sao Tome and Principe | 87 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 68 | Niger | 86 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 69 | Ukraine | 86 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 70 | Burundi | 83 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 71 | Paraguay | 81 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 72 | Tajikistan | 75 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 73 | Guyana | 67 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 74 | Ecuador | 66 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 75 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 66 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 76 | Brunei Darussalam | 65 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 77 | Mauritania | 65 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 78 | Azerbaijan | 64 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 79 | Moldova | 64 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 80 | Libya | 63 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 81 | Panama | 63 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 82 | Rwanda | 62 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 83 | Romania | 60 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 84 | Sri Lanka | 59 | 2024 | South Asia |
| 85 | Macao SAR, China | 59 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 86 | Burkina Faso | 57 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 87 | Guam | 55 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 88 | Algeria | 54 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 89 | Dominican Republic | 51 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 90 | Mali | 51 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 91 | Uzbekistan | 51 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 92 | Brazil | 49 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 93 | China | 49 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 94 | Colombia | 49 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 95 | Togo | 48 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 96 | Cabo Verde | 47 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 97 | Sudan | 47 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 98 | Uruguay | 47 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 99 | Venezuela, RB | 46 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 100 | Georgia | 45 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 101 | Kazakhstan | 45 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 102 | Argentina | 44 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 103 | Vanuatu | 44 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 104 | Nicaragua | 43 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 105 | Singapore | 43 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 106 | Benin | 40 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 107 | Maldives | 40 | 2024 | South Asia |
| 108 | Turkmenistan | 40 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 109 | Yemen, Rep. | 40 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 110 | Tunisia | 39 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 111 | Honduras | 38 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 112 | Qatar | 37 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 113 | Korea, Rep. | 35 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 114 | Northern Mariana Islands | 35 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 115 | Belize | 34 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 116 | Russian Federation | 34 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 117 | Suriname | 34 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 118 | Lithuania | 31 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 119 | Guatemala | 28 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 120 | Mexico | 28 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 121 | Palau | 28 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 122 | Trinidad and Tobago | 27 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 123 | French Polynesia | 24 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 124 | Syrian Arab Republic | 23 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 125 | Comoros | 22 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 126 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 127 | Iraq | 21 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 128 | Latvia | 21 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 129 | Armenia | 19 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 130 | Chile | 19 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 131 | Bahamas, The | 18 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 132 | New Caledonia | 18 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 133 | Belarus | 17 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 134 | Seychelles | 17 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 135 | Montenegro | 16 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 136 | Albania | 15 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 137 | Malta | 15 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 138 | Portugal | 15 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 139 | Lebanon | 13 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 140 | Mauritius | 13 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 141 | Turkiye | 13 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 142 | Bulgaria | 12 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 143 | Bahrain | 12 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 144 | Cuba | 11 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 145 | North Macedonia | 11 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 146 | Oman | 11 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 147 | Poland | 11 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 148 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 10 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 149 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 10 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 150 | Kuwait | 10 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 151 | Japan | 9.8 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 152 | United Kingdom | 9.7 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 153 | Costa Rica | 9.3 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 154 | Serbia | 8.7 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 155 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 8.6 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 156 | Saudi Arabia | 8.4 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 157 | Aruba | 8.3 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 158 | Estonia | 8.2 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 159 | Spain | 7.9 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 160 | New Zealand | 7.9 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 161 | France | 7.8 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 162 | Luxembourg | 7.5 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 163 | Australia | 6.9 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 164 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 6.9 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 165 | Croatia | 6.6 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 166 | Canada | 6.2 | 2024 | North America |
| 167 | Ireland | 6.2 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 168 | Hungary | 5.6 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 169 | Cyprus | 5.5 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 170 | Samoa | 5.5 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 171 | Switzerland | 5.4 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 172 | Germany | 5.4 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 173 | Italy | 5 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 174 | Andorra | 4.9 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 175 | Austria | 4.9 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 176 | Cayman Islands | 4.9 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 177 | Czechia | 4.9 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 178 | Netherlands | 4.7 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 179 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.6 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 180 | Dominica | 4.5 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 181 | American Samoa | 3.7 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 182 | Finland | 3.7 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 183 | Greece | 3.6 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 184 | Jordan | 3.5 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 185 | Norway | 3.3 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 186 | Slovak Republic | 3.3 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 187 | Sweden | 3.3 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 188 | Denmark | 3.2 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 189 | United States | 3.2 | 2024 | North America |
| 190 | Bermuda | 3.1 | 2024 | North America |
| 191 | Iceland | 3 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 192 | Curacao | 2.8 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 193 | Belgium | 2.7 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 194 | Slovenia | 2.6 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 195 | Israel | 2.4 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 196 | Jamaica | 2.3 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 197 | Tonga | 1.9 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 198 | Grenada | 1.7 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 199 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.1 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 200 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 1.1 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 201 | Barbados | 1 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 202 | Monaco | 0.82 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 203 | United Arab Emirates | 0.63 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 204 | St. Lucia | 0.56 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 205 | Puerto Rico (US) | 0.55 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 206 | West Bank and Gaza | 0.29 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 207 | San Marino | 0 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 208 | British Virgin Islands | 0 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
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