Barbados vs Belgium: Tuberculosis case detection rate

Barbados
100.0%
in 2023
Belgium
140.0%
in 2024
Barbados rank
4th
Belgium rank
1st

Tuberculosis case detection rate over time

  • Barbados
  • Belgium
050100150200020122024

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 140.0% against 100.0% in Barbados, a difference of 40.0%.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.4 times Barbados's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 4th and Belgium ranks 1st of 207 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Belgium Difference Ahead
2000s 100.0% 78.5% 21.5% Barbados
2010s 100.0% 85.3% 14.7% Barbados
2020s 100.0% 86.2% 13.8% Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tuberculosis case detection rate, Barbados or Belgium?
Belgium, at 140.0% against 100.0% in Barbados as of 2024.
What is the difference in tuberculosis case detection rate between Barbados and Belgium?
40.0%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Belgium?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Belgium rank globally for tuberculosis case detection rate?
Barbados ranks 4th and Belgium ranks 1st 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

Indicator
Tuberculosis case detection rate
Unit
%
Source
WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 4,965 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.