Tuberculosis disease surveillance: Summary

This dashboard provides information on Tuberculosis (TB) disease in Canada.

  • Last updated: 2025-12-08

The Public Health Agency of Canada, working alongside Federal, Provincial, Territorial, and Indigenous partners, is leveraging national surveillance data to inform a collaborative approach toward the goal of TB elimination in Canada. TB disease disproportionately impacts Inuit, First Nations, Métis, and persons born outside of Canada. Timely and comprehensive surveillance is essential for identifying high-risk populations, monitoring trends, and managing resources and informing policy and public health programs.
Together, we can end TB.


TB disease 2024


2,508 new cases in Canada

6.1 new cases per 100,000 population

5.3% of new cases reported in 2023 had TB listed as the underlying or contributing cause of death

Figure 1: Incidence of TB disease (per 100,000 population) by Province/Territory,


Figure 1: Text Description (Data Table)

Figure 2: of TB disease by sex,
2015-2024

Figure 3: of TB disease by age
and sex, 2024


Figure 2: Text Description (Data Table)

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Figure 4: Diagnostic sites, 2024

Respiratory TB

Non-respiratory TB


Figure 4: Text Description (Data Table)

*Other respiratory TB include tuberculosis pleurisy and tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes, excluding primary TB.

Other non-respiratory TB include TB of the intestines, TB of bones and joints, TB of the genitourinary system, TB of the skin, TB of the eye and TB of the esophagus.


Figure 5: of TB disease by population group

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Figure 6: Proportion of TB disease cases by population group, 2024


Figure 6: Text Description (Data Table)

Persons born outside of Canada

Figure 7: Proportion of TB cases born outside of Canada by WHO region of birth, 2024

Hover over a bar to highlight the corresponding region on the map.

Figure 7: Text Description (Data Table)
For more information on countries please visit: https://www.who.int/countries

Figure 8: of TB related deaths, 2014-2023


Figure 8: Text Description (Data Table)



Notes

Place of birth and Indigenous identity weren't available for some jurisdictions and were unknown for some cases. Incidences and percentages have been adjusted accordingly.


Data Sources

  • Canadian Tuberculosis Reporting System
  • Statistics Canada
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