Germany vs South Korea: Tuberculosis case detection rate

Germany
92.0%
in 2024
South Korea
94.0%
in 2024
Germany rank
39th
South Korea rank
38th

Tuberculosis case detection rate over time

  • Germany
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 94.0% against 92.0% in Germany, a difference of 2.0%.

Across all 25 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 39th and South Korea ranks 38th of 207 countries.

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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
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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.