Tuberculosis case detection rate in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 110.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Bulgaria, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case detection rate in Bulgaria stood at 110.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 46.7% on the previous year and up 64.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Bulgaria peaked at 110.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.0%, in 2000.
Bulgaria ranks 2nd of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.0% | — |
| 2001 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 54.0% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 55.0% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 57.0% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 58.0% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 66.0% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 71.0% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 73.0% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 110.0% | +46.7% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 110.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 86.0%, 1.3× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 110.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.5%, 1.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis case detection rate in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +46.7% | 75.0% | 110.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.7% | 51.0% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.7% | 62.0% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 75.0% | 110.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 1 Belgium 140.0% compare
- 2 Croatia 110.0% compare
- 4 American Samoa 100.0% compare
- 4 Andorra 100.0% compare
- 4 Antigua and Barbuda 100.0% compare
- 4 Aruba 100.0% compare
- 4 Barbados 100.0% compare
- 4 Bermuda 100.0% compare
- 4 British Virgin Islands 100.0% compare
- 4 Canada 100.0% compare
- 4 Cayman Islands 100.0% compare
- 4 Cook Islands 100.0% compare
- 4 Curacao 100.0% compare
- 4 Dominica 100.0% compare
- 4 Greece 100.0% compare
- 4 Grenada 100.0% compare
- 4 Italy 100.0% compare
- 4 Nauru 100.0% compare
- 4 Netherlands Antilles 100.0% compare
- 4 Niue 100.0% compare
- 4 Palau 100.0% compare
- 4 Russia 100.0% compare
- 4 Saint Kitts and Nevis 100.0% compare
- 4 Saint Lucia 100.0% compare
- 4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100.0% compare
- 4 Samoa 100.0% compare
- 4 Seychelles 100.0% compare
- 4 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 100.0% compare
- 4 Tonga 100.0% compare
- 4 Turks and Caicos Islands 100.0% compare
- 4 Tuvalu 100.0% compare
- 4 Wallis and Futuna 100.0% compare
More health data for Bulgaria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.615 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,422 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 39 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2564 % 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 0.0222 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3643 % 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 Bulgaria?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Bulgaria was 110.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 110.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.0% in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 2nd out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.