Ireland vs Palau: Tuberculosis case detection rate
Ireland
83.0%
in 2024
Palau
100.0%
in 2024
Ireland rank
2nd
Palau rank
4th
Tuberculosis case detection rate over time
- Ireland
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 100.0% against 83.0% in Ireland, a difference of 17.0%.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 2nd and Palau ranks 4th of 3 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.3% | 100.0% | 25.7% | Palau |
| 2010s | 79.5% | 100.0% | 20.5% | Palau |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 100.0% | 17.2% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tuberculosis case detection rate, Ireland or Palau?
- Palau, at 100.0% against 83.0% in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tuberculosis case detection rate between Ireland and Palau?
- 17.0%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Palau?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Palau rank globally for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Ireland ranks 2nd and Palau ranks 4th of 3 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.