Tuberculosis case detection rate in Bhutan
Bhutan: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 60.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Bhutan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 60.0% for tuberculosis case detection rate in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Bhutan peaked at 60.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2000.
That places Bhutan 186th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.0% | — |
| 2001 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 30.0% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 32.0% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 34.0% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 36.0% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 38.0% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 39.0% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 41.0% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 43.0% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 45.0% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 47.0% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 49.0% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 51.0% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 53.0% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 56.0% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 58.0% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 59.0% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 60.0% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 60.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.0%, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 60.0% is below the median for South Asia, which is 64.0%, 94% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.6% | 29.0% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 39.0% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.8% | 59.0% | 60.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More health data for Bhutan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -10 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0915 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,531 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2986 % 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 0.0299 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3987 % 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 Bhutan?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Bhutan was 60.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Bhutan ranks 186th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.