Australia vs Sweden: Tuberculosis case detection rate
Australia
87.0%
in 2024
Sweden
86.0%
in 2024
Australia rank
54th
Sweden rank
57th
Tuberculosis case detection rate over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Australia currently reports 87.0% against 86.0% in Sweden, a difference of 1.0%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 54th and Sweden ranks 57th of 207 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.3% | 74.2% | 7.1% | Australia |
| 2010s | 86.1% | 83.7% | 2.4% | 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 Sweden?
- Australia, at 87.0% against 86.0% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tuberculosis case detection rate between Australia and Sweden?
- 1.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Australia ranks 54th and Sweden ranks 57th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO (2025) – 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
The number of new and relapse tuberculosis cases diagnosed and treated in national TB control programmes and notified to WHO, divided by WHO's estimate of the number of incident TB cases for the same year.