Australia vs Denmark: Tuberculosis case detection rate
Australia
87.0%
in 2024
Denmark
88.0%
in 2024
Australia rank
55th
Denmark rank
52nd
Tuberculosis case detection rate over time
- Australia
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 88.0% against 87.0% in Australia, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 55th and Denmark ranks 52nd of 210 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.3% | 72.9% | 8.4% | Australia |
| 2010s | 86.1% | 79.6% | 6.5% | Australia |
| 2020s | 87.0% | 83.2% | 3.8% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tuberculosis case detection rate, Australia or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 88.0% against 87.0% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tuberculosis case detection rate between Australia and Denmark?
- 1.0%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Denmark?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Denmark rank globally for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Australia ranks 55th and Denmark ranks 52nd of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Tuberculosis case detection rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of new and relapse tuberculosis cases diagnosed and treated in national TB control programs and notified to WHO, divided by WHO's estimate of the number of incident TB cases for the same year.