Incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people rose 13.4% to 11.0 persons in Costa Rica in 2021, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people in Costa Rica reached an all time high of 29.0 persons in 1990 and an all time low of 9.40 persons in 2016. When compared to Costa Rica's main peers, incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people in Guatemala amounted to 27.0 persons, 33.0 persons in Honduras, 45.0 persons in Nicaragua and 42.0 persons in Panama in 2021.
Costa Rica has been ranked 132nd within the group of 175 countries we follow in terms of incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people, 7 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | persons | 31.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 35.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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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