Incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people rose 27.3% to 42.0 persons in Panama in 2021, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people in Panama reached an all time high of 70.0 persons in 2001 and an all time low of 33.0 persons in 2020. When compared to Panama's main peers, incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people in Colombia amounted to 41.0 persons, 11.0 persons in Costa Rica, 33.0 persons in Honduras and 45.0 persons in Nicaragua in 2021.
Panama has been ranked 97th within the group of 175 countries we follow in terms of incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people, 8 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 |
| Belize | persons | 25.0 | 37.0 | 36.0 | 30.0 | 27.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | persons | 43.0 | 43.0 | 44.0 | 46.0 | 46.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | persons | 122 | 120 | 119 | 119 | 119 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | persons | 3.20 | 3.10 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.90 | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | persons | 30.0 | 34.0 | 45.0 | 48.0 | 45.0 |
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