Tuberculosis case detection rate in Chad
Chad: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 71.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Chad, 2002–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case detection rate in Chad stood at 71.0%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Chad peaked at 71.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 2007.
Chad ranks 122nd of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.6% | 37.0% | 46.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 51.5% | 47.0% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.2% | 57.0% | 71.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 119 Latvia 72.0% compare
- 119 Lebanon 72.0% compare
- 119 Paraguay 72.0% compare
- 122 Cape Verde 71.0% compare
- 122 Central African Republic 71.0% compare
- 122 Madagascar 71.0% compare
- 122 Niger 71.0% compare
- 122 South Sudan 71.0% compare
More health data for Chad
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,071 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 41,435 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 33 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 33 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 173,746 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 172,562 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 178,917 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 177,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 183,288 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 181,223 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Chad?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Chad was 71.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 2007.
- How does Chad rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Chad ranks 122nd out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad 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
The number of new and relapse tuberculosis cases diagnosed and treated in national TB control programmes and notified to WHO, divided by WHO's estimate of the number of incident TB cases for the same year.