Tuberculosis case detection rate in Bahrain
Bahrain: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 75.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Bahrain, 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 Bahrain is 75.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Bahrain peaked at 76.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 2000.
That places Bahrain 105th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.0% | — |
| 2001 | 55.0% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 57.0% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 58.0% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 59.0% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 67.0% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 71.0% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 74.0% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 76.0% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 75.0% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 75.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 86.0%, 87% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 75.0% 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 | 58.5% | 54.0% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.5% | 64.0% | 76.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 75.2% | 75.0% | 76.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 105 Mexico 75.0% compare
- 105 North Macedonia 75.0% compare
- 105 Philippines 75.0% compare
- 105 Uzbekistan 75.0% compare
More health data for Bahrain
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4635 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 476.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 41 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6427 % 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 0.0292 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2418 % 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 Bahrain?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Bahrain was 75.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 76.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 2000.
- How does Bahrain rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Bahrain ranks 105th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain 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.