Tuberculosis (TB) deaths in the UK
ONS figures give 163 deaths from Tuberculosis, including sequelae (ICD-10 A15 to A19, B90) registered in England and Wales in 2025. That was 14 fewer than in 2024 (177). It is the lowest yearly figure since 2001.
Deaths each year in England and Wales
Taking account of the population's size and age, the ONS age-standardised death rate was 0.3 per 100,000 people in 2025, 50.0% lower than in 2013 (0.6). For men it was 0.4 and for women 0.2.
Men accounted for 107 of the 2025 deaths and women for 56.
| Year | All | Men | Women | Age-standardised rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 163 | 107 | 56 | 0.3 |
| 2024 | 177 | 117 | 60 | 0.3 |
| 2023 | 194 | 134 | 60 | 0.3 |
| 2022 | 184 | 115 | 69 | 0.3 |
| 2021 | 169 | 108 | 61 | 0.3 |
| 2020 | 195 | 128 | 67 | 0.3 |
| 2019 | 197 | 120 | 77 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | 225 | 137 | 88 | 0.4 |
| 2017 | 229 | 144 | 85 | 0.4 |
| 2016 | 262 | 154 | 108 | 0.5 |
| 2015 | 313 | 188 | 125 | 0.6 |
| 2014 | 315 | 167 | 148 | 0.6 |
| 2013 | 301 | 178 | 123 | 0.6 |
| 2012 | 279 | 178 | 101 | – |
| 2011 | 279 | 174 | 105 | – |
| 2010 | 333 | 171 | 162 | – |
| 2009 | 340 | 196 | 144 | – |
| 2008 | 384 | 223 | 161 | – |
| 2007 | 335 | 215 | 120 | – |
| 2006 | 432 | 254 | 178 | – |
| 2005 | 401 | 234 | 167 | – |
| 2004 | 390 | 214 | 176 | – |
| 2003 | 448 | 257 | 191 | – |
| 2002 | 447 | 268 | 179 | – |
| 2001 | 444 | 245 | 199 | – |
Age at death
Of the 163 deaths in 2025 with an age recorded, 43.6% were of people aged 75 or over; the largest number, 40, was in the 65 to 74 age group.
| Age | 2025: all | 2025: men | 2025: women | 2001: all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 to 44 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| 45 to 64 | 37 | 28 | 9 | 62 |
| 65 to 74 | 40 | 27 | 13 | 123 |
| 75 to 84 | 38 | 27 | 11 | 161 |
| 85 and over | 33 | 17 | 16 | 55 |
Scotland
National Records of Scotland recorded 25 deaths from this cause in 2024 (19 men, 6 women). In 2011 the figure was 39.
| Year | All | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25 | 19 | 6 |
| 2023 | 27 | 13 | 14 |
| 2022 | 17 | 12 | 5 |
| 2021 | 18 | 12 | 6 |
| 2020 | 24 | 15 | 9 |
| 2019 | 22 | 18 | 4 |
| 2018 | 27 | 16 | 11 |
| 2017 | 21 | 14 | 7 |
| 2016 | 26 | 17 | 9 |
| 2015 | 21 | 11 | 10 |
| 2014 | 28 | 17 | 11 |
| 2013 | 31 | 14 | 17 |
| 2012 | 34 | 16 | 18 |
| 2011 | 39 | 25 | 14 |
Northern Ireland
NISRA's Registrar General figures give 5 deaths from this cause registered in Northern Ireland in 2024, against 6 in 2014.
| Year | All | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2019 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 2018 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2017 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2015 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 2014 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
How the figures are defined
Each death is counted once, under its underlying cause: the disease or injury that started the chain of events leading to death, as certified by a doctor or coroner and coded by the ONS to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10). This page uses the ONS grouping “Tuberculosis, including sequelae”, codes A15 to A19, B90. Other conditions mentioned on a death certificate are not counted here.
How deaths are registered and counted, how the age-standardised rate works and where the ONS series has breaks is set out under how these figures are compiled.
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Sources and receipts
ONS mortality extracts for codes A15 to A19, B90, with SHA-256 fingerprints; the ONS, NRS and NISRA workbooks are listed with the other sources.
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