Tuberculosis case detection rate in Australia
Australia: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 87.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Australia, 2000–2024
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %, all forms.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case detection rate in Australia stood at 87.0%.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Australia peaked at 88.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 2000.
That places Australia 51st out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Australia, year by year
| Year | %, all forms | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.0% | — |
| 2001 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 87.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 86.0%, 1.0× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Australia's 87.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.5%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.3% | 80.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.1% | 83.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.0% | 87.0% | 87.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More health data for Australia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9072 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 906.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 215 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0279 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Australia?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Australia was 87.0% in 2024, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 2000.
- How does Australia rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Australia ranks 51st out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Tuberculosis case detection rate (%, all forms). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tuberculosis case detection rate (all forms) is the number of new and relapse tuberculosis cases notified to WHO in a given year, divided by WHO's estimate of the number of incident tuberculosis cases for the same year, expressed as a percentage. Estimates for all years are recalculated as new information becomes available and techniques are refined, so they may differ from those published previously.