Tuberculosis case detection rate in Benin
Benin: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 70.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Benin, 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 Benin is 70.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Benin peaked at 73.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 2003.
That places Benin 131st 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 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.0% | — |
| 2001 | 48.0% | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 46.0% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 47.0% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 50.0% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 48.0% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 51.0% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 50.0% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 49.0% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 55.0% | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 53.0% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 52.0% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 54.0% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 56.0% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 53.0% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 61.0% | +15.1% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 62.0% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 60.0% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 69.0% | +15.0% |
| 2023 | 73.0% | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 70.0% | -4.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 70.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.0%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 70.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.0%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.8% | 46.0% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.5% | 49.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.8% | 60.0% | 73.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 131 Bosnia and Herzegovina 70.0% compare
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- 131 Democratic Republic of Congo 70.0% compare
- 131 Georgia 70.0% compare
- 131 Guinea 70.0% compare
- 131 Guinea-Bissau 70.0% compare
- 131 Mali 70.0% compare
- 131 Mauritania 70.0% compare
- 131 Nicaragua 70.0% compare
- 131 Palestine 70.0% compare
- 131 Sierra Leone 70.0% compare
More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,632 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 21 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % 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 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % 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 Benin?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Benin was 70.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 2003.
- How does Benin rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Benin ranks 131st out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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.