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Tuberculosis by country: rates per 100,000 people
Estimated rate of tuberculosis (TB) per 100,000 people, compiled from World Health Organisation (WHO) data for each country.
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The purpose of this document is to help NHS nurses to:
- check which countries have a high incidence of tuberculosis (TB)
- decide whether to give a BCG vaccination to children who have arrived in the UK from those countries
TB rates by country in 2013 are available on The National Archives.
Published 1 January 2013
Last updated 31 January 2018 + show all updates
Last updated 31 January 2018 + show all updates
- Added tuberculosis rates by country in 2016 (worldwide table).
- Tuberculosis rates by country in 2015 worldwide table has been uploaded.
- Updated with 2014 data.
- Added tuberculosis rates by country in 2013 (worldwide table).
- First published.