Tuberculosis case detection rate in Bahamas
Bahamas: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 77.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Bahamas, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 77.0% for tuberculosis case detection rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Bahamas peaked at 78.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 2000.
Bahamas ranks 93rd of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.0% | — |
| 2002 | 54.0% | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 58.0% | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 63.0% | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 68.0% | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 77.0% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 77.0% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 77.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 86.0%, 90% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 77.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.0%, 95% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.7% | 45.0% | 70.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 74.6% | 70.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 77.0% | 77.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More health data for Bahamas
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -11.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0809 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,358 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.0651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0267 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.1813 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Bahamas?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Bahamas was 77.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 2000.
- How does Bahamas rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Bahamas ranks 93rd out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas 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.