EU countries by tuberculosis incidence
Romania had the highest tuberculosis incidence of 27 EU countries in 2018, at 76 per 100,000 people. Greece had the lowest, at 4.8 per 100,000 people. The median was 8 per 100,000 people. Source: World Health Organization.
All EU countries, 2018
Full ranking
| Rank | EU countries | 2018 | Change on 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 76 | -5 pts |
| 2 | Lithuania | 54 | -11 pts |
| 3 | Latvia | 33 | -5 pts |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 25 | -3 pts |
| 5 | Portugal | 20 | +1 pts |
| 6 | Poland | 17 | -1 pts |
| 7 | Estonia | 14 | -3 pts |
| 8 | Croatia | 11 | 0 pts |
| 8 | Malta | 11 | +2 pts |
| 8 | Spain | 11 | 0 pts |
| 11 | Belgium | 9.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 12 | France | 8.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 13 | Luxembourg | 8.1 | +1.8 pts |
| 14 | Hungary | 8 | -0.6 pts |
| 15 | Ireland | 7.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 15 | Italy | 7.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 17 | Germany | 6.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 18 | Austria | 6.3 | -1.3 pts |
| 19 | Slovakia | 6.1 | +1.1 pts |
| 20 | Denmark | 5.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 21 | Slovenia | 5.6 | -0.9 pts |
| 22 | Sweden | 5.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 23 | Netherlands | 5.2 | 0 pts |
| 24 | Cyprus | 5 | -0.2 pts |
| 24 | Czechia | 5 | -0.7 pts |
| 26 | Finland | 4.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 27 | Greece | 4.8 | -0.4 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 EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
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.Citation styles
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World Health Organization. (2026). Tuberculosis incidence (per 100 000 population) (MDG_0000000020) (EU countries by tuberculosis incidence, 2018) [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), EU countries by tuberculosis incidence, 2018. World Health Organization, 18 May 2026, https://data.who.int/indicators/i/13B4226/C288D13. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/tuberculosis-incidence/eu-countries?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
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World Health Organization. 2026. Tuberculosis incidence (per 100 000 population) (MDG_0000000020). EU countries by tuberculosis incidence, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.who.int/indicators/i/13B4226/C288D13. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/tuberculosis-incidence/eu-countries?period=2018.
Harvard
World Health Organization (2026) Tuberculosis incidence (per 100 000 population) (MDG_0000000020), EU countries by tuberculosis incidence, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.who.int/indicators/i/13B4226/C288D13, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/tuberculosis-incidence/eu-countries?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which EU country has the highest tuberculosis incidence?
Romania, with 76 per 100,000 people in 2018, according to World Health Organization.
Which EU country has the lowest tuberculosis incidence?
Greece, with 4.8 per 100,000 people in 2018.
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.