Tuberculosis case detection rate in Belize
Belize: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 52.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Belize, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 52.0% for tuberculosis case detection rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Belize peaked at 68.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 2000.
Belize ranks 200th 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 Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.0% | — |
| 2001 | 42.0% | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 44.0% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 47.0% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 50.0% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 52.0% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 54.0% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 56.0% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 57.0% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 59.0% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 61.0% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 65.0% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 66.0% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 59.0% | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 52.0% | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 58.0% | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 52.0% | -10.3% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 52.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.0%, 70% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 52.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.0%, 64% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.0% | 39.0% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.2% | 61.0% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.8% | 52.0% | 59.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Belize?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Belize was 52.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 68.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Belize ranks 200th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize 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.