Italy vs Malta: Tuberculosis case detection rate
Italy
100.0%
in 2024
Malta
73.0%
in 2024
Italy rank
4th
Malta rank
3rd
Tuberculosis case detection rate over time
- Italy
- Malta
How they compare
Italy currently reports 100.0% against 73.0% in Malta, a difference of 27.0%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.4 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malta ahead.
Italy ranks 4th and Malta ranks 3rd of 207 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.5% | 100.0% | 26.5% | Malta |
| 2010s | 82.6% | 100.0% | 17.4% | Malta |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 94.6% | 6.6% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tuberculosis case detection rate, Italy or Malta?
- Italy, at 100.0% against 73.0% in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tuberculosis case detection rate between Italy and Malta?
- 27.0%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malta?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Malta rank globally for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Italy ranks 4th and Malta ranks 3rd 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.