Tuberculosis case detection rate in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 110 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Bulgaria, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case detection rate in Bulgaria stood at 110. 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 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51 | — |
| 2001 | 52 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 53 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 54 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 55 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 56 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 57 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 58 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 60 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 61 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 62 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 63 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 64 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 66 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 67 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 68 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 69 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 71 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 73 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 74 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 75 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 110 | +46.7% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 110 is above the median for high income countries, which is 86, 1.3× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 110 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 | 110 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.7 | 51 | 61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.7 | 62 | 74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82 | 75 | 110 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 1 Belgium 140 compare
- 2 Croatia 110 compare
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- 4 British Virgin Islands 100 compare
- 4 Canada 100 compare
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- 4 Cook Islands 100 compare
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- 4 Dominica 100 compare
- 4 Greece 100 compare
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- 4 Saint Kitts and Nevis 100 compare
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- 4 Tuvalu 100 compare
- 4 Wallis and Futuna 100 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 39 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0235 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Bulgaria?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Bulgaria was 110 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 110 in 2024.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 51 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis case detection rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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