What is the difference in tuberculosis case detection rate between Sao Tome and Principe and Suriname?

2.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Suriname?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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.

Sao Tome and Principe vs Suriname: Tuberculosis case detection rate

Sao Tome and Principe

63.0%

in 2024

Suriname

61.0%

in 2024

Sao Tome and Principe rank

178th

Suriname rank

181st

Tuberculosis case detection rate over time

Sao Tome and Principe
Suriname

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 63.0% against 61.0% in Suriname, a difference of 2.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Suriname ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 178th and Suriname ranks 181st of 210 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sao Tome and Principe	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
2000s	42.9%	49.6%	6.7%	Suriname
2010s	50.9%	67.9%	17.0%	Suriname
2020s	62.8%	62.0%	0.8%	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tuberculosis case detection rate, Sao Tome and Principe or Suriname?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 63.0% against 61.0% in Suriname as of 2024.
What is the difference in tuberculosis case detection rate between Sao Tome and Principe and Suriname?: 2.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Suriname?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Suriname rank globally for tuberculosis case detection rate?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 178th and Suriname ranks 181st of 210 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

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
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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.