Tuberculosis case detection rate (%, all forms) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Tuberculosis case detection rate (%, all forms) was 110.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Bulgaria, 2000–2024
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %, all forms.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 110.0% for tuberculosis case detection rate in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 46.7% on the previous year and up 64.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Bulgaria peaked at 110.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.0%, in 2000.
Bulgaria ranks 2nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate (%, all forms) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | %, all forms | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.0% | — |
| 2001 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 54.0% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 55.0% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 57.0% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 58.0% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 66.0% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 71.0% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 73.0% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 110.0% | +46.7% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 110.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 86.0%, 1.3× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 110.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.5%, 1.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis case detection rate (%, all forms) in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +46.7% | 75.0% | 110.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.7% | 51.0% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.7% | 62.0% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 75.0% | 110.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 1 Belgium 140.0% compare
- 2 Croatia 110.0% compare
- 4 American Samoa 100.0% compare
- 4 Andorra 100.0% compare
- 4 Antigua and Barbuda 100.0% compare
- 4 Aruba 100.0% compare
- 4 Barbados 100.0% compare
- 4 Bermuda 100.0% compare
- 4 British Virgin Islands 100.0% compare
- 4 Canada 100.0% compare
- 4 Cayman Islands 100.0% compare
- 4 Curacao 100.0% compare
- 4 Dominica 100.0% compare
- 4 Greece 100.0% compare
- 4 Grenada 100.0% compare
- 4 Italy 100.0% compare
- 4 Nauru 100.0% compare
- 4 Palau 100.0% compare
- 4 Russia 100.0% compare
- 4 Samoa 100.0% compare
- 4 Seychelles 100.0% compare
- 4 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 100.0% compare
- 4 Saint Kitts and Nevis 100.0% compare
- 4 Saint Lucia 100.0% compare
- 4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100.0% compare
- 4 Tonga 100.0% compare
- 4 Turks and Caicos Islands 100.0% compare
- 4 Tuvalu 100.0% compare
More health data for Bulgaria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.615 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 39 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2564 % 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 0.0222 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3643 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0235 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Bulgaria?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Bulgaria was 110.0% in 2024, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 110.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.0% in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 2nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.