Belgium vs Italy: Tuberculosis case detection rate
Belgium
140.0%
in 2024
Italy
100.0%
in 2024
Belgium rank
1st
Italy rank
4th
Tuberculosis case detection rate over time
- Belgium
- Italy
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 140.0% against 100.0% in Italy, a difference of 40.0%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.4 times Italy's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 1st and Italy ranks 4th of 207 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.4% | 73.5% | 4.9% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 82.6% | 3.1% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 88.0% | 9.0% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tuberculosis case detection rate, Belgium or Italy?
- Belgium, at 140.0% against 100.0% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tuberculosis case detection rate between Belgium and Italy?
- 40.0%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Italy?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Italy rank globally for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Italy ranks 4th 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.