Tuberculosis case detection rate in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 82.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Bangladesh, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case detection rate in Bangladesh stood at 82.0%.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Bangladesh peaked at 83.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2000.
That places Bangladesh 69th out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 35.8% | 25.0% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.1% | 45.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.6% | 63.0% | 83.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More health data for Bangladesh
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,153 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,062 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 1 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 1.37 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1.69 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 1.42 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 1.70 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 1.47 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 1.71 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Bangladesh?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Bangladesh was 82.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Bangladesh ranks 69th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.