Tuberculosis case detection rate in Bhutan
Bhutan: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 60 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
60
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
186th
of 210 countries
All-time high
60
in 2021
All-time low
29
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Bhutan, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 60 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 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 29, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29 | — |
| 2001 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 30 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 32 | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 34 | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 36 | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 38 | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 39 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 41 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 43 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 45 | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 47 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 49 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 51 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 53 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 56 | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 58 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 59 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 60 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 60 | +0.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 60 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 60 is below the median for South Asia, which is 64, 94% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.6 | 29 | 38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.2 | 39 | 58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.8 | 59 | 60 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Bhutan?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Bhutan was 60 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 60 in 2021.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 29 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis case detection rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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