Denmark vs Portugal: Tuberculosis case detection rate

Denmark
88.0%
in 2024
Portugal
88.0%
in 2024
Denmark rank
51st
Portugal rank
51st

Tuberculosis case detection rate over time

  • Denmark
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 88.0% against 88.0% in Portugal, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 51st and Portugal ranks 51st of 207 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 72.9% 75.7% 2.8% Portugal
2010s 79.6% 85.7% 6.1% Portugal
2020s 83.2% 88.0% 4.8% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tuberculosis case detection rate, Denmark or Portugal?
Denmark, at 88.0% against 88.0% in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in tuberculosis case detection rate between Denmark and Portugal?
0.0%, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Portugal?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Portugal rank globally for tuberculosis case detection rate?
Denmark ranks 51st and Portugal ranks 51st 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.