Tuberculosis case detection rate in Burundi
Burundi: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 69.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Burundi, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case detection rate in Burundi stood at 69.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Burundi peaked at 69.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 2006.
That places Burundi 145th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.0% | — |
| 2001 | 47.0% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 46.0% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 49.0% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 48.0% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 46.0% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 43.0% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 44.0% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 48.0% | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 51.0% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 53.0% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 47.0% | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 48.0% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 53.0% | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 52.0% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 50.0% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 57.0% | +14.0% |
| 2017 | 60.0% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 57.0% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 54.0% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 58.0% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 56.0% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 64.0% | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 68.0% | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 69.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 70.5%, 98% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 69.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.0%, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.8% | 43.0% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.1% | 47.0% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.0% | 56.0% | 69.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More health data for Burundi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 929.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,143 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 26 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0759 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7548 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Burundi?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Burundi was 69.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 69.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 2006.
- How does Burundi rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Burundi ranks 145th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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.