Research and analysis

Tuberculosis (TB) 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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Tuberculosis rates by country in 2014 (worldwide table)

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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
• Updated: 6 January 2016

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• 6 January 2016 4:24pm: Updated with 2014 data.
• 11 December 2014 2:09pm: Added tuberculosis rates by country in 2013 (worldwide table).
• 1 January 2013 1:01am: First published.

• From: Public Health England
• Part of: Tuberculosis (TB) and other mycobacterial diseases: diagnosis, screening, management and data