Tuberculosis case detection rate in Brazil
Brazil: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 89.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Brazil, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 89.0% for tuberculosis case detection rate in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Brazil peaked at 92.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 82.0%, in 2020.
That places Brazil 47th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 92.0% | — |
| 2001 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 89.0% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 89.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.0%, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 89.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.0%, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.0% | 92.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 92.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.6% | 82.0% | 89.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More health data for Brazil
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,496 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,476 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.66 % 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 0.0296 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.63 % 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 Brazil?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Brazil was 89.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.0% in 2020.
- How does Brazil rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Brazil ranks 47th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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.