Tuberculosis case detection rate (%, all forms) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Tuberculosis case detection rate (%, all forms) was 70.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %, all forms.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 70.0% for tuberculosis case detection rate in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Sierra Leone peaked at 70.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 127th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate (%, all forms) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | %, all forms | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.0% | — |
| 2001 | 17.0% | +21.4% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 19.0% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | +15.8% |
| 2006 | 27.0% | +22.7% |
| 2007 | 31.0% | +14.8% |
| 2008 | 36.0% | +16.1% |
| 2009 | 38.0% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 42.0% | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 41.0% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 42.0% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 39.0% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 40.0% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 38.0% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 45.0% | +18.4% |
| 2017 | 50.0% | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 54.0% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 49.0% | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 55.0% | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 60.0% | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 68.0% | +13.3% |
| 2024 | 70.0% | +2.9% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 70.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 70.5%, 99% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 70.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.0%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.9% | 14.0% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.7% | 38.0% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.4% | 49.0% | 70.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 127 Benin 70.0% compare
- 127 Bosnia and Herzegovina 70.0% compare
- 127 Burkina Faso 70.0% compare
- 127 Cambodia 70.0% compare
- 127 Democratic Republic of Congo 70.0% compare
- 127 Congo 70.0% compare
- 127 Georgia 70.0% compare
- 127 Guinea 70.0% compare
- 127 Guinea-Bissau 70.0% compare
- 127 Mali 70.0% compare
- 127 Mauritania 70.0% compare
- 127 Nicaragua 70.0% compare
- 127 Palestine 70.0% compare
More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,209 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6447 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6611 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0676 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Sierra Leone?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Sierra Leone was 70.0% in 2024, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 70.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Sierra Leone ranks 127th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.