Tuberculosis case detection rate in Argentina
Argentina: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 78.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Argentina, 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 Argentina is 78.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Argentina peaked at 79.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 64.0%, in 2000.
Argentina ranks 86th of 207 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.8% | 64.0% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.2% | 75.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.0% | 78.0% | 78.0% | 5 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,462 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 684 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 356,054 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 341,590 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 354,287 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 339,671 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 353,043 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 338,076 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Argentina?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Argentina was 78.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.0% in 2000.
- How does Argentina rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Argentina ranks 86th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina 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
The number of new and relapse tuberculosis cases diagnosed and treated in national TB control programmes and notified to WHO, divided by WHO's estimate of the number of incident TB cases for the same year.