Tuberculosis incidence — all countries

Tuberculosis incidence — Latin America & Caribbean

Tuberculosis incidence in Latin America & Caribbean in 2024 — 51 per 100k. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 40%.

2024 51 per 100k +2% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 85 per 100k2000
Period minimum 44 per 100k2020

Trend over time

2000–2024 · per 100,000 people

Tuberculosis incidence — Latin America & Caribbean, 2000–20244060801002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 85 per 100k2001: 78 per 100k2002: 75 per 100k2003: 72 per 100k2004: 69 per 100k2005: 65 per 100k2006: 61 per 100k2007: 58 per 100k2008: 56 per 100k2009: 53 per 100k2010: 51 per 100k2011: 51 per 100k2012: 49 per 100k2013: 47 per 100k2014: 46 per 100k2015: 45 per 100k2016: 45 per 100k2017: 46 per 100k2018: 46 per 100k2019: 46 per 100k2020: 44 per 100k2021: 46 per 100k2022: 49 per 100k2023: 50 per 100k2024: 51 per 100k
Change over the period: −34 (−40%) Average annual rate: -2.11 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latin America & Caribbean

Latin America & Caribbean 51 per 100k
World 131 per 100k
Tuberculosis incidence — Latin America & Caribbean, by year Latin America & Caribbean All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 51 +1 +2%
2023 50 +1 +2.04%
2022 49 +3 +6.52%
2021 46 +2 +4.55%
2020 44 −2 −4.35%
2019 46 +0 +0%
2018 46 +0 +0%
2017 46 +1 +2.22%
2016 45 +0 +0%
2015 45 −1 −2.17%
2014 46 −1 −2.13%
2013 47 −2 −4.08%
2012 49 −2 −3.92%
2011 51 +0 +0%
2010 51 −2 −3.77%
2009 53 −3 −5.36%
2008 56 −2 −3.45%
2007 58 −3 −4.92%
2006 61 −4 −6.15%
2005 65 −4 −5.8%
2004 69 −3 −4.17%
2003 72 −3 −4%
2002 75 −3 −3.85%
2001 78 −7 −8.24%
2000 85

About the indicator

The estimated number of new and relapse cases of tuberculosis (all forms) per 100,000 people per year. WHO estimates incidence with allowance for incomplete detection: fewer cases are diagnosed in practice than actually arise. Tuberculosis remains one of the leading infectious causes of death in the world.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.