Tuberculosis case detection rate (%, all forms) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Tuberculosis case detection rate (%, all forms) was 95.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %, all forms.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case detection rate in Costa Rica stood at 95.0%.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Costa Rica peaked at 97.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 33rd 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 (%, all forms) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | %, all forms | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.0% | — |
| 2001 | 62.0% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 71.0% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 79.0% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 70.0% | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 79.0% | +12.9% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | +22.8% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 95.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 86.0%, 1.1× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 95.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.0%, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.2% | 60.0% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.2% | 73.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.2% | 70.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 30 Kazakhstan 99.0% compare
- 30 Moldova 99.0% compare
- 32 Rwanda 96.0% compare
- 33 Luxembourg 95.0% compare
- 35 South Korea 94.0% compare
- 36 Germany 92.0% compare
- 36 India 92.0% compare
More health data for Costa Rica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 35 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.42 % 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 0.0248 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.37 % 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 0.0259 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Costa Rica?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Costa Rica was 95.0% in 2024, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 33rd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.