Countries by tuberculosis incidence
Kiribati had the highest tuberculosis incidence of 197 countries in 2016, at 1,010 per 100,000 people. San Marino had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 55 per 100,000 people. Source: World Health Organization.
Map of countries, 2016
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- 10 to 30
- 30 to 60
- 60 to 110
- 110 to 260
- 260 and over
- No data
Top 40 countries, 2016
Full ranking
| Rank | Countries | 2016 | Change on 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiribati | 1,010 | 0 pts |
| 2 | South Africa | 805 | -183 pts |
| 3 | Lesotho | 721 | -59 pts |
| 4 | Marshall Islands | 649 | +151 pts |
| 5 | Papua New Guinea | 626 | -3 pts |
| 6 | Namibia | 604 | -35 pts |
| 7 | Djibouti | 600 | -91 pts |
| 8 | Philippines | 554 | +4 pts |
| 9 | Eswatini | 537 | -111 pts |
| 10 | Central African Republic | 493 | -10 pts |
| 11 | Gabon | 475 | -13 pts |
| 12 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 443 | -9 pts |
| 13 | Sierra Leone | 437 | -9 pts |
| 14 | Angola | 433 | -12 pts |
| 15 | Mongolia | 428 | 0 pts |
| 16 | Botswana | 405 | -32 pts |
| 17 | Timor-Leste | 403 | -34 pts |
| 18 | South Sudan | 376 | -7 pts |
| 18 | Zambia | 376 | -15 pts |
| 20 | Myanmar | 372 | -19 pts |
| 21 | Mozambique | 361 | 0 pts |
| 22 | Kenya | 348 | -32 pts |
| 23 | Republic of the Congo | 334 | -14 pts |
| 24 | Cambodia | 326 | -13 pts |
| 25 | Indonesia | 322 | -3 pts |
| 26 | Bhutan | 298 | +34 pts |
| 27 | Haiti | 297 | -21 pts |
| 28 | Micronesia | 293 | +79 pts |
| 29 | Tanzania | 287 | -19 pts |
| 30 | Liberia | 279 | -10 pts |
| 31 | Pakistan | 268 | -2 pts |
| 32 | Nepal | 260 | -8 pts |
| 33 | Equatorial Guinea | 234 | -5 pts |
| 34 | Zimbabwe | 233 | -9 pts |
| 35 | India | 225 | -12 pts |
| 36 | Bangladesh | 221 | 0 pts |
| 37 | Nigeria | 219 | 0 pts |
| 38 | Madagascar | 217 | -2 pts |
| 39 | Afghanistan | 204 | +4 pts |
| 40 | Guinea-Bissau | 203 | -6 pts |
| 41 | Cameroon | 202 | -12 pts |
| 42 | Uganda | 201 | -1 pts |
| 43 | Vietnam | 193 | -6 pts |
| 44 | Ethiopia | 189 | -11 pts |
| 45 | Somalia | 184 | -3 pts |
| 46 | Tuvalu | 183 | +1 pts |
| 47 | Guinea | 177 | 0 pts |
| 48 | Malawi | 176 | -21 pts |
| 49 | Laos | 175 | -7 pts |
| 49 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 175 | 0 pts |
| 51 | Gambia | 170 | -3 pts |
| 51 | Kyrgyzstan | 170 | -8 pts |
| 53 | Eritrea | 163 | +7 pts |
| 54 | Thailand | 160 | -3 pts |
| 55 | Senegal | 159 | -6 pts |
| 56 | Ghana | 156 | -4 pts |
| 57 | Côte d’Ivoire | 153 | -9 pts |
| 58 | Chad | 152 | -5 pts |
| 59 | Solomon Islands | 141 | -14 pts |
| 60 | Palau | 129 | +50 pts |
| 60 | Peru | 129 | -2 pts |
| 62 | Burundi | 118 | -6 pts |
| 63 | Bolivia | 113 | -10 pts |
| 64 | Moldova | 111 | 0 pts |
| 65 | Malaysia | 106 | +2 pts |
| 66 | Georgia | 104 | -11 pts |
| 67 | Mauritania | 102 | -5 pts |
| 67 | Tajikistan | 102 | -9 pts |
| 69 | Guyana | 101 | -1 pts |
| 69 | Morocco | 101 | +1 pts |
| 71 | Ukraine | 99 | -9 pts |
| 72 | Hong Kong | 94 | -4 pts |
| 73 | Niger | 93 | -5 pts |
| 74 | Nauru | 90 | -1 pts |
| 75 | Macao | 89 | -7 pts |
| 76 | Azerbaijan | 86 | -9 pts |
| 77 | Romania | 84 | -10 pts |
| 78 | Sudan | 82 | -6 pts |
| 79 | Algeria | 76 | -5 pts |
| 79 | South Korea | 76 | -3 pts |
| 79 | Uzbekistan | 76 | -3 pts |
| 82 | Brunei | 75 | +6 pts |
| 82 | Vanuatu | 75 | -7 pts |
| 84 | Cape Verde | 70 | -8 pts |
| 84 | Lithuania | 70 | -3 pts |
| 86 | Kazakhstan | 68 | -10 pts |
| 87 | Burkina Faso | 67 | -1 pts |
| 88 | Sri Lanka | 66 | -4 pts |
| 89 | El Salvador | 65 | +12 pts |
| 89 | Rwanda | 65 | -1 pts |
| 91 | China | 63 | -2 pts |
| 91 | Russia | 63 | -4 pts |
| 93 | Mali | 61 | -2 pts |
| 93 | Panama | 61 | +3 pts |
| 95 | Benin | 59 | -3 pts |
| 95 | Fiji | 59 | -10 pts |
| 97 | Togo | 58 | -4 pts |
| 98 | Maldives | 57 | 0 pts |
| 99 | Dominican Republic | 55 | -4 pts |
| 99 | Paraguay | 55 | 0 pts |
| 101 | Armenia | 54 | -9 pts |
| 101 | Nicaragua | 54 | -5 pts |
| 103 | Singapore | 51 | +5 pts |
| 104 | Belize | 49 | +16 pts |
| 104 | Tunisia | 49 | -1 pts |
| 106 | Honduras | 48 | -1 pts |
| 107 | Latvia | 47 | -6 pts |
| 108 | Turkmenistan | 46 | -4 pts |
| 109 | Belarus | 45 | -9 pts |
| 110 | Ecuador | 42 | 0 pts |
| 111 | Brazil | 41 | 0 pts |
| 111 | Comoros | 41 | -1 pts |
| 113 | Yemen | 40 | +7 pts |
| 114 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 38 | -8 pts |
| 115 | Venezuela | 36 | +5 pts |
| 116 | Colombia | 34 | +1 pts |
| 117 | Libya | 32 | 0 pts |
| 117 | Uruguay | 32 | -1 pts |
| 119 | Bulgaria | 31 | -2 pts |
| 120 | Argentina | 30 | +2 pts |
| 120 | Bahamas | 30 | +9 pts |
| 122 | Iraq | 29 | -4 pts |
| 122 | Serbia | 29 | -4 pts |
| 124 | Kuwait | 27 | +1 pts |
| 124 | Qatar | 27 | -4 pts |
| 124 | Suriname | 27 | -8 pts |
| 124 | Syria | 27 | +1 pts |
| 128 | Mexico | 25 | 0 pts |
| 129 | Guatemala | 22 | -1 pts |
| 130 | Montenegro | 20 | +1 pts |
| 130 | Niue | 20 | +20 pts |
| 130 | Poland | 20 | -1 pts |
| 130 | Portugal | 20 | -3 pts |
| 130 | Trinidad and Tobago | 20 | +2 pts |
| 130 | Türkiye | 20 | -1 pts |
| 136 | Estonia | 19 | -2 pts |
| 137 | North Macedonia | 18 | -2 pts |
| 138 | Chile | 17 | -1 pts |
| 138 | Iran | 17 | -3 pts |
| 138 | Japan | 17 | 0 pts |
| 141 | Albania | 16 | 0 pts |
| 142 | Bahrain | 15 | -3 pts |
| 142 | Mauritius | 15 | -1 pts |
| 144 | Croatia | 14 | -1 pts |
| 144 | Lebanon | 14 | -1 pts |
| 146 | Egypt | 13 | 0 pts |
| 147 | Cook Islands | 12 | +12 pts |
| 147 | Oman | 12 | 0 pts |
| 147 | Spain | 12 | +2 pts |
| 150 | Malta | 11 | +3.8 pts |
| 150 | Seychelles | 11 | +3.5 pts |
| 152 | Belgium | 10 | +0.5 pts |
| 152 | Saudi Arabia | 10 | -2 pts |
| 154 | United Kingdom | 9.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 155 | Hungary | 9.8 | -1.2 pts |
| 156 | Costa Rica | 9.6 | -2.4 pts |
| 157 | France | 8.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 158 | Austria | 8.4 | +0.6 pts |
| 159 | Sweden | 8.3 | -1.1 pts |
| 160 | Switzerland | 8 | +0.4 pts |
| 161 | Germany | 7.6 | 0 pts |
| 161 | Ireland | 7.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 161 | Tonga | 7.6 | -5.4 pts |
| 164 | Italy | 7.5 | +0.6 pts |
| 165 | New Zealand | 7.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 166 | Cuba | 7.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 167 | Dominica | 7.2 | -2.7 pts |
| 168 | Slovenia | 7 | -0.8 pts |
| 169 | Australia | 6.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 170 | Samoa | 6.4 | -3 pts |
| 171 | Denmark | 6.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 171 | Slovakia | 6.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 173 | Jordan | 6.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 173 | Norway | 6.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 175 | Cyprus | 5.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 175 | Czechia | 5.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 175 | Luxembourg | 5.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 175 | Netherlands | 5.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 179 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.6 | -0.9 pts |
| 180 | Andorra | 5.5 | 0 pts |
| 181 | Monaco | 5.4 | +5.4 pts |
| 182 | Canada | 5.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 183 | Grenada | 5.2 | +0.8 pts |
| 184 | Jamaica | 5.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 185 | Greece | 4.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 186 | Finland | 4.8 | -0.9 pts |
| 187 | Israel | 3.7 | -0.6 pts |
| 188 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.3 | -0.5 pts |
| 189 | United States | 3.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 190 | Puerto Rico | 2.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 191 | Iceland | 1.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 192 | Saint Lucia | 1.7 | -6.3 pts |
| 193 | Palestine | 1.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 194 | Barbados | 1.1 | +1.1 pts |
| 195 | United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 pts |
| 196 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | -4.2 pts |
| 196 | San Marino | 0 | 0 pts |
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About this ranking
Estimated new and relapse tuberculosis cases in the year per 100,000 population, all forms, people with HIV included (SDG indicator 3.3.2). WHO estimates from its Global Tuberculosis Report.
WHO estimates of all cases, notified or not, so they are higher than national counts of notified cases where many go undiagnosed. WHO revises these series, past years included, when new national reports or estimates come in, so values can change between retrievals.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
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World Health Organization, data.who.int. Tuberculosis incidence (per 100 000 population) (MDG_0000000020) [Indicator]. https://data.who.int/indicators/i/13B4226/C288D13 (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0. No changes made to source values. WHO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.
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World Health Organization. (2026). Tuberculosis incidence (per 100 000 population) (MDG_0000000020) (Countries by tuberculosis incidence, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.who.int/indicators/i/13B4226/C288D13
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Tuberculosis incidence (per 100 000 population) (MDG_0000000020), Countries by tuberculosis incidence, 2016. World Health Organization, 18 May 2026, https://data.who.int/indicators/i/13B4226/C288D13. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/tuberculosis-incidence/countries?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
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World Health Organization (2026) Tuberculosis incidence (per 100 000 population) (MDG_0000000020), Countries by tuberculosis incidence, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.who.int/indicators/i/13B4226/C288D13, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/tuberculosis-incidence/countries?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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@misc{world_countries_by_tuberculosis_incidence_2016,
author = {{World Health Organization}},
title = {{Tuberculosis incidence (per 100 000 population) (MDG\_0000000020): Countries by tuberculosis incidence, 2016}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://data.who.int/indicators/i/13B4226/C288D13},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/tuberculosis-incidence/countries?period=2016. Publisher attribution: World Health Organization, data.who.int. Tuberculosis incidence (per 100 000 population) (MDG\_0000000020) [Indicator]. https://data.who.int/indicators/i/13B4226/C288D13 (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0. No changes made to source values. WHO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}
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Questions
Which country has the highest tuberculosis incidence?
Kiribati, with 1,010 per 100,000 people in 2016, according to World Health Organization.
Which country has the lowest tuberculosis incidence?
San Marino, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2016.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: World Health Organization, Tuberculosis incidence (per 100 000 population) (MDG_0000000020). Retrieved 2026-10-12.