Tuberculosis case detection rate in Bolivia
Bolivia: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 66.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Bolivia, 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 Bolivia is 66.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Bolivia peaked at 72.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2000.
That places Bolivia 162nd 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 Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.0% | — |
| 2001 | 31.0% | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 32.0% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 33.0% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 35.0% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 34.0% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 39.0% | +14.7% |
| 2009 | 41.0% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 42.0% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 47.0% | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 49.0% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 53.0% | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 55.0% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 58.0% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 61.0% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 64.0% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 67.0% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 54.0% | -19.4% |
| 2021 | 62.0% | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 67.0% | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 72.0% | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 66.0% | -8.3% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 66.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.0%, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 66.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.0%, 81% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.0% | 29.0% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.3% | 42.0% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.2% | 54.0% | 72.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More health data for Bolivia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3723 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,159 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,250 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2082 % 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 0.049 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2019 % 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 Bolivia?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Bolivia was 66.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2000.
- How does Bolivia rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Bolivia ranks 162nd out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia 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.