Incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people fell 4.03% to 143 persons in Laos in 2021, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people in Laos reached an all time high of 492 persons in 1990 and an all time low of 143 persons in 2021. When compared to Laos's main peers, incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people in Cambodia amounted to 288 persons, 55.0 persons in China, 143 persons in Thailand and 173 persons in Vietnam in 2021.
Laos has been ranked 45th within the group of 175 countries we follow in terms of incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Incidence of Tuberculosis (Per 100,000 People) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Cambodia | persons | 366 | 348 | 329 | 308 | 287 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | persons | 65.0 | 63.0 | 62.0 | 61.0 | 58.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | persons | 256 | 249 | 234 | 224 | 214 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | persons | 17.0 | 16.0 | 15.0 | 14.0 | 13.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | persons | 182 | 175 | 168 | 162 | 155 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | persons | 90.0 | 94.0 | 94.0 | 92.0 | 92.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | persons | 391 | 372 | 355 | 338 | 322 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | persons | 67.0 | 63.0 | 59.0 | 54.0 | 50.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | persons | 163 | 160 | 156 | 153 | 150 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | persons | 3.20 | 3.10 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.90 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | persons | 199 | 193 | 188 | 182 | 176 |
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