Ethiopia vs Kenya: Tuberculosis case detection rate
Ethiopia
81.0%
in 2024
Kenya
81.0%
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
75th
Kenya rank
75th
Tuberculosis case detection rate over time
- Ethiopia
- Kenya
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 81.0% against 81.0% in Kenya, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 75th and Kenya ranks 75th of 207 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.2% | 45.6% | 3.4% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 61.4% | 49.6% | 11.8% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 66.2% | 68.6% | 2.4% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tuberculosis case detection rate, Ethiopia or Kenya?
- Ethiopia, at 81.0% against 81.0% in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tuberculosis case detection rate between Ethiopia and Kenya?
- 0.0%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Kenya?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Kenya rank globally for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Ethiopia ranks 75th and Kenya ranks 75th 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.