Tuberculosis case detection rate in Angola
Angola: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 61.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Angola, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Angola recorded 61.0% 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 32.6% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Angola peaked at 61.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 2000.
Angola ranks 181st of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Angola, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.0% | — |
| 2001 | 39.0% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 44.0% | +12.8% |
| 2003 | 46.0% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 41.0% | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 39.0% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 50.0% | +28.2% |
| 2007 | 39.0% | -22.0% |
| 2008 | 41.0% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 38.0% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 40.0% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 42.0% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 45.0% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 49.0% | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 44.0% | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 48.0% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 47.0% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 43.0% | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 52.0% | +20.9% |
| 2019 | 59.0% | +13.5% |
| 2020 | 51.0% | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 48.0% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 49.0% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 46.0% | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 61.0% | +32.6% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 61.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.0%, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 61.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.0%, 87% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.4% | 37.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.9% | 40.0% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.0% | 46.0% | 61.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More health data for Angola
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 740.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31,754 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 79 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.97 % 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 0.0823 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.01 % 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 Angola?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Angola was 61.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 61.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 2000.
- How does Angola rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Angola ranks 181st out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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.