Incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people fell 9.43% to 4.80 persons in Ireland in 2021, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people in Ireland reached an all time high of 21.0 persons in 1990 and an all time low of 4.80 persons in 2021. When compared to Ireland's main peers, incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people in Canada amounted to 5.30 persons, 7.70 persons in France, 2.90 persons in Iceland and 6.30 persons in United Kingdom in 2021.
Ireland has been ranked 153rd within the group of 175 countries we follow in terms of incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people, 7 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 |
| Australia | persons | 6.10 | 6.50 | 6.70 | 6.60 | 6.80 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | persons | 9.50 | 10.0 | 9.30 | 9.20 | 8.90 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | persons | 5.30 | 5.50 | 5.70 | 5.60 | 5.90 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | persons | 6.50 | 5.90 | 5.10 | 5.40 | 5.20 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | persons | 8.50 | 8.80 | 9.10 | 9.00 | 9.10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | persons | 7.60 | 7.70 | 7.10 | 7.00 | 6.10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | persons | 2.40 | 2.10 | 4.40 | 2.60 | 4.10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | persons | 7.30 | 7.10 | 7.30 | 7.00 | 5.80 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | persons | 6.60 | 7.20 | 7.30 | 7.30 | 6.10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | persons | 22.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | persons | 6.30 | 6.10 | 5.20 | 4.10 | 3.30 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | persons | 10.0 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 9.90 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | persons | 9.10 | 8.10 | 5.60 | 5.40 | 5.40 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | persons | 3.20 | 3.10 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.90 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | persons | 10.0 | 9.90 | 8.90 | 8.10 | 8.10 |
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