Bulgaria vs Malta: Tuberculosis case detection rate
Bulgaria
110.0%
in 2024
Malta
73.0%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
2nd
Malta rank
3rd
Tuberculosis case detection rate over time
- Bulgaria
- Malta
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 110.0% against 73.0% in Malta, a difference of 37.0%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.5 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malta ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 2nd and Malta ranks 3rd of 207 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.7% | 100.0% | 44.3% | Malta |
| 2010s | 67.7% | 100.0% | 32.3% | Malta |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 94.6% | 12.6% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tuberculosis case detection rate, Bulgaria or Malta?
- Bulgaria, at 110.0% against 73.0% in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tuberculosis case detection rate between Bulgaria and Malta?
- 37.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malta?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Malta rank globally for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 2nd and Malta ranks 3rd 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.