Tuberculosis case detection rate (%, all forms) in North America
North America: Tuberculosis case detection rate (%, all forms) was 18.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Tuberculosis case detection rate in North America, 2000–2024
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %, all forms.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis case detection rate in North America is 18.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 79.5% on the previous year and down 79.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in North America peaked at 88.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2024.
Tuberculosis case detection rate (%, all forms) in North America, year by year
| Year | %, all forms | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.0% | — |
| 2001 | 77.0% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 76.0% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 78.0% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 80.0% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 78.0% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 81.0% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 80.0% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 83.0% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 82.0% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 18.0% | -79.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis case detection rate (%, all forms) in North America 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 | -79.5% | 88.0% | 18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.9% | 75.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.3% | 82.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.4% | 18.0% | 88.0% | 5 |
More health data for North America
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 0.825 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0358 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 0.6142 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0326 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0344 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in North America?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in North America was 18.0% in 2024, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2024.
- How does North America rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- North America ranks 19th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North America 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.