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EU countries by tuberculosis incidence

Romania had the highest tuberculosis incidence of 27 EU countries in 2020, at 70 per 100,000 people. Cyprus had the lowest, at 3.2 per 100,000 people. The median was 5.6 per 100,000 people. Source: World Health Organization.

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Highest70Romania
Lowest3.2Cyprus
Median5.627 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2020

Austria: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleBelgium: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria: 17 per 100,000 peopleCyprus: 3.2 per 100,000 peopleCzechia: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleGermany: 5.3 per 100,000 peopleDenmark: 4.3 per 100,000 peopleEstonia: 11 per 100,000 peopleSpain: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleFinland: 3.7 per 100,000 peopleFrance: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleGreece: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleCroatia: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleHungary: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleIreland: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleItaly: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleLithuania: 34 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg: 6 per 100,000 peopleLatvia: 23 per 100,000 peopleMalta: 27 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands: 4 per 100,000 peoplePoland: 10 per 100,000 peoplePortugal: 15 per 100,000 peopleRomania: 70 per 100,000 peopleSweden: 3.6 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia: 3.4 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2020. Source: World Health Organization, Tuberculosis incidence (per 100 000 population) (MDG_0000000020). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2020

Romania: 70 per 100,000 peopleRomania70Lithuania: 34 per 100,000 peopleLithuania34Malta: 27 per 100,000 peopleMalta27Latvia: 23 per 100,000 peopleLatvia23Bulgaria: 17 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria17Portugal: 15 per 100,000 peoplePortugal15Estonia: 11 per 100,000 peopleEstonia11Poland: 10 per 100,000 peoplePoland10France: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleFrance8.1Belgium: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleBelgium7.8Spain: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleSpain7.2Luxembourg: 6 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg6Croatia: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleCroatia5.6Ireland: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleIreland5.6Germany: 5.3 per 100,000 peopleGermany5.3Austria: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleAustria5.1Hungary: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleHungary5.1Greece: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleGreece4.4Denmark: 4.3 per 100,000 peopleDenmark4.3Italy: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleItaly4.2Slovenia: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia4.2Czechia: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleCzechia4.1Netherlands: 4 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands4Finland: 3.7 per 100,000 peopleFinland3.7Sweden: 3.6 per 100,000 peopleSweden3.6Slovakia: 3.4 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia3.4Cyprus: 3.2 per 100,000 peopleCyprus3.2Romania: 70 per 100,000 peopleRomania70Lithuania: 34 per 100,000 peopleLithuania34Malta: 27 per 100,000 peopleMalta27Latvia: 23 per 100,000 peopleLatvia23Bulgaria: 17 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria17Portugal: 15 per 100,000 peoplePortugal15Estonia: 11 per 100,000 peopleEstonia11Poland: 10 per 100,000 peoplePoland10France: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleFrance8.1Belgium: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleBelgium7.8Spain: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleSpain7.2Luxembourg: 6 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg6Croatia: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleCroatia5.6Ireland: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleIreland5.6Germany: 5.3 per 100,000 peopleGermany5.3Austria: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleAustria5.1Hungary: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleHungary5.1Greece: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleGreece4.4Denmark: 4.3 per 100,000 peopleDenmark4.3Italy: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleItaly4.2Slovenia: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia4.2Czechia: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleCzechia4.1Netherlands: 4 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands4Finland: 3.7 per 100,000 peopleFinland3.7Sweden: 3.6 per 100,000 peopleSweden3.6Slovakia: 3.4 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia3.4Cyprus: 3.2 per 100,000 peopleCyprus3.2
per 100,000 people. Source: World Health Organization, Tuberculosis incidence (per 100 000 population) (MDG_0000000020). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2020
per 100,000 people		Change on 2019
1Romania70-3 pts
2Lithuania34-16 pts
3Malta27+8 pts
4Latvia23-5 pts
5Bulgaria17-8 pts
6Portugal15-4 pts
7Estonia11-3 pts
8Poland10-6 pts
9France8.1-0.9 pts
10Belgium7.8-1.1 pts
11Spain7.2-2.8 pts
12Luxembourg6-3 pts
13Croatia5.6-3.7 pts
13Ireland5.6-0.6 pts
15Germany5.3-0.8 pts
16Austria5.1-1.1 pts
16Hungary5.1-1.9 pts
18Greece4.4-0.7 pts
19Denmark4.3-1.1 pts
20Italy4.2-2 pts
20Slovenia4.2-1.3 pts
22Czechia4.1-1.1 pts
23Netherlands4-0.9 pts
24Finland3.7-1.1 pts
25Sweden3.6-1.8 pts
26Slovakia3.4-1.4 pts
27Cyprus3.2-3.2 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.

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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) (EU countries by tuberculosis incidence, 2020) [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, 2020. World Health Organization, 18 May 2026, https://data.who.int/indicators/i/13B4226/C288D13. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/tuberculosis-incidence/eu-countries?period=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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World Health Organization (2026) Tuberculosis incidence (per 100 000 population) (MDG_0000000020), EU countries by tuberculosis incidence, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.who.int/indicators/i/13B4226/C288D13, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/tuberculosis-incidence/eu-countries?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest tuberculosis incidence?

Romania, with 70 per 100,000 people in 2020, according to World Health Organization.

Which EU country has the lowest tuberculosis incidence?

Cyprus, with 3.2 per 100,000 people in 2020.

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.

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