Incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people fell 6.25% to 45.0 persons in Nicaragua in 2017, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people in Nicaragua reached an all time high of 80.0 persons in 1990 and an all time low of 44.0 persons in 2005. When compared to Nicaragua's main peers, incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people in Costa Rica amounted to 9.70 persons, 72.0 persons in El Salvador, 38.0 persons in Honduras and 22.0 persons in Mexico in 2017.
Nicaragua has been ranked 91st within the group of 175 countries we follow in terms of incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people, 2 places above 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 |
| Belize | persons | 25.0 | 37.0 | 36.0 | 30.0 | 27.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | persons | 11.0 | 9.40 | 9.60 | 10.0 | 10.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | persons | 48.0 | 60.0 | 72.0 | 70.0 | 58.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | persons | 26.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | persons | 40.0 | 39.0 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 31.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | persons | 22.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | persons | 50.0 | 46.0 | 44.0 | 41.0 | 43.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Panama | persons | 52.0 | 56.0 | 57.0 | 52.0 | 37.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | persons | 3.20 | 3.10 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.90 |
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