Tuberculosis case detection rate in Algeria
Algeria: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 74.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Algeria, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis case detection rate in Algeria is 74.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Algeria peaked at 74.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 51.0%, in 2000.
Algeria ranks 110th of 210 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 in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.0% | — |
| 2001 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 55.0% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 57.0% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 59.0% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 60.0% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 62.0% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 67.0% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 69.0% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 72.0% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 74.0% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 74.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.0%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 74.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 73.0%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.9% | 51.0% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.3% | 65.0% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.0% | 74.0% | 74.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More health data for Algeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5437 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 943.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,455 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.77 % 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 0.0465 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Algeria?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Algeria was 74.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 74.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.0% in 2000.
- How does Algeria rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Algeria ranks 110th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis case detection rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of new and relapse tuberculosis cases diagnosed and treated in national TB control programs and notified to WHO, divided by WHO's estimate of the number of incident TB cases for the same year.