Ghana vs Myanmar: Tuberculosis case detection rate
Ghana
46.0%
in 2024
Myanmar
44.0%
in 2024
Ghana rank
201st
Myanmar rank
203rd
Tuberculosis case detection rate over time
- Ghana
- Myanmar
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 46.0% against 44.0% in Myanmar, a difference of 2.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 201st and Myanmar ranks 203rd of 207 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.8% | 35.3% | 7.5% | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 67.2% | 35.4% | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 37.2% | 48.2% | 11.0% | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tuberculosis case detection rate, Ghana or Myanmar?
- Ghana, at 46.0% against 44.0% in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tuberculosis case detection rate between Ghana and Myanmar?
- 2.0%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Myanmar?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Myanmar rank globally for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Ghana ranks 201st and Myanmar ranks 203rd 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.