Incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people rose 5.13% to 8.20 persons in Saudi Arabia in 2021, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people in Saudi Arabia reached an all time high of 21.0 persons in 1999 and an all time low of 7.80 persons in 2020. When compared to Saudi Arabia's main peers, incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people in Iraq amounted to 24.0 persons, 4.20 persons in Jordan, 0.820 persons in United Arab Emirates and 48.0 persons in Yemen in 2021.
Saudi Arabia has been ranked 139th within the group of 175 countries we follow in terms of incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people, 1 place 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 |
| Bahrain | persons | 15.0 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Djibouti | persons | 367 | 339 | 272 | 260 | 234 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | persons | 102 | 108 | 99.0 | 89.0 | 86.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | persons | 16.0 | 15.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | persons | 37.0 | 35.0 | 33.0 | 31.0 | 28.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Israel | persons | 4.00 | 3.50 | 3.20 | 4.00 | 2.90 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | persons | 5.70 | 5.40 | 6.70 | 5.00 | 5.50 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | persons | 22.0 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 22.0 | 20.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Oman | persons | 9.00 | 9.00 | 6.80 | 6.10 | 9.20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Qatar | persons | 25.0 | 22.0 | 25.0 | 31.0 | 35.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | persons | 12.0 | 10.0 | 9.60 | 9.70 | 9.40 | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | persons | 20.0 | 22.0 | 20.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | persons | 0.790 | 0.820 | 0.840 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | persons | 48.0 | 48.0 | 48.0 | 48.0 | 48.0 |
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