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