Australia vs Spain: Tuberculosis case detection rate
Australia
87.0%
in 2024
Spain
86.0%
in 2024
Australia rank
55th
Spain rank
58th
Tuberculosis case detection rate over time
- Australia
- Spain
How they compare
Australia currently reports 87.0% against 86.0% in Spain, a difference of 1.0%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 55th and Spain ranks 58th of 210 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.3% | 71.2% | 10.1% | Australia |
| 2010s | 86.1% | 83.0% | 3.1% | Australia |
| 2020s | 87.0% | 86.0% | 1.0% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tuberculosis case detection rate, Australia or Spain?
- Australia, at 87.0% against 86.0% in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tuberculosis case detection rate between Australia and Spain?
- 1.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Spain?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Spain rank globally for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Australia ranks 55th and Spain ranks 58th 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.