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
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
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.