Tuberculosis incidence in Libya

Tuberculosis incidence in Libya was 63 per 100,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2006.

Measure: Tuberculosis incidence Unit: New cases per 100,000 people Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Libya, 2024 63 New cases per 100,000 people
Change from 2023 +6per 100,000 people 2023: 57 per 100,000 people
World, 2024 131 per 100,000 people Official aggregate
Position in 2024 81st of 208 See the full ranking

Tuberculosis incidence in Libya over time

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New cases per 100,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Tuberculosis incidence (new cases per 100,000 people), 2000 to 2024
Period LibyaWorld
2024 63 per 100,000 people 131 per 100,000 people
2023 57 per 100,000 people 134 per 100,000 people
2022 52 per 100,000 people 134 per 100,000 people
2021 47 per 100,000 people 132 per 100,000 people
2020 43 per 100,000 people 131 per 100,000 people
2019 40 per 100,000 people 134 per 100,000 people
2018 37 per 100,000 people 137 per 100,000 people
2017 34 per 100,000 people 141 per 100,000 people
2016 32 per 100,000 people 145 per 100,000 people
2015 32 per 100,000 people 150 per 100,000 people
2014 33 per 100,000 people 154 per 100,000 people
2013 35 per 100,000 people 157 per 100,000 people
2012 38 per 100,000 people 162 per 100,000 people
2011 43 per 100,000 people 166 per 100,000 people
2010 49 per 100,000 people 169 per 100,000 people
2009 53 per 100,000 people 173 per 100,000 people
2008 57 per 100,000 people 176 per 100,000 people
2007 60 per 100,000 people 180 per 100,000 people
2006 63 per 100,000 people 183 per 100,000 people
2005 64 per 100,000 people 185 per 100,000 people
2004 65 per 100,000 people 187 per 100,000 people
2003 64 per 100,000 people 189 per 100,000 people
2002 63 per 100,000 people 189 per 100,000 people
2001 62 per 100,000 people 190 per 100,000 people
2000 59 per 100,000 people 190 per 100,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +6 from 57 per 100,000 people in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 33 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +30.
  • Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Libya has the 81st highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 131 per 100,000 people.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.TBS.INCD · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Libya
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report