Countries ranked by Tuberculosis cases (per 100,000 people)

How it has changed (2000–2024)

See how tuberculosis cases (per 100,000 people) has changed across the world’s countries from 2000 to 2024.

• The country ranked first was Djibouti (2,700 per 100,000 people) in 2000 and is Kiribati (945 per 100,000 people) in 2024.
• Japan’s tuberculosis cases (per 100,000 people) went from 47 per 100,000 people in 2000 to 10 per 100,000 people in 2024 (down about 79%).
• Japan ranked #126 of 187 countries in 2000 and #144 of 191 in 2024. The number of countries differs between the years, so the ranks are not directly comparable.

Key years for Japan and the leading countries in 2024

Country	2000	2010	2020	2024
Kiribati	1,280 per 100,000 people	704 per 100,000 people	655 per 100,000 people	945 per 100,000 people
Papua New Guinea	1,060 per 100,000 people	528 per 100,000 people	616 per 100,000 people	664 per 100,000 people
Philippines	590 per 100,000 people	531 per 100,000 people	544 per 100,000 people	625 per 100,000 people
Lesotho	827 per 100,000 people	1,180 per 100,000 people	599 per 100,000 people	548 per 100,000 people
Timor-Leste	–	671 per 100,000 people	381 per 100,000 people	496 per 100,000 people
Japan	47 per 100,000 people	22 per 100,000 people	12 per 100,000 people	10 per 100,000 people
Countries with data	187	190	191	191

See the full history, year by year