Tuberculosis case detection rate in Chile
Chile: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 82.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Chile, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis case detection rate in Chile is 82.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Chile peaked at 82.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 2000.
That places Chile 71st 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 Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.0% | — |
| 2001 | 62.0% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 64.0% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 66.0% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 68.0% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 71.0% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 80.0% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 82.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 86.0%, 95% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Chile's 82.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.0%, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.1% | 60.0% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.2% | 74.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 82.0% | 82.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More health data for Chile
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4062 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,755 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 115 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.22 % 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 0.0224 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.16 % 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 Chile?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Chile was 82.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Chile ranks 71st out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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.