Mauritania vs Sierra Leone: Tuberculosis case detection rate
Mauritania
70.0%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
70.0%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
131st
Sierra Leone rank
131st
Tuberculosis case detection rate over time
- Mauritania
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 70.0% against 70.0% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 131st and Sierra Leone ranks 131st of 210 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.1% | 26.7% | 23.4% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 54.2% | 44.7% | 9.5% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 66.0% | 58.0% | 8.0% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tuberculosis case detection rate, Mauritania or Sierra Leone?
- Mauritania, at 70.0% against 70.0% in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tuberculosis case detection rate between Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Sierra Leone rank globally for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Mauritania ranks 131st and Sierra Leone ranks 131st of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO (2025) β 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
Number of new and relapse tuberculosis cases diagnosed and treated in national TB control programs and notified to WHO, divided by WHO's estimate of the number of incident TB cases for the same year.