Tuberculosis case detection rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Tuberculosis case detection rate was 73.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2000–2024
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %, all forms.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case detection rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 73.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 69.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 73.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | %, all forms | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.0% | — |
| 2001 | 36.0% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 39.0% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 40.0% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 41.0% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 40.0% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 41.0% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 43.0% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 44.0% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 43.0% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 44.0% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 43.0% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 44.0% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 47.0% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 50.0% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 52.0% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 56.0% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 67.0% | +19.6% |
| 2023 | 71.0% | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 73.0% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.9% | 34.0% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 43.0% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.8% | 52.0% | 73.0% | 5 |
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2837 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.4038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2801 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2041 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 73.0% in 2024, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 2000.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 11th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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.