Tuberculosis case detection rate in China
China: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 76.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in China, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
China recorded 76.0% for tuberculosis case detection rate in 2024.
The figure is down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in China peaked at 92.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 2000.
That places China 100th 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 China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.0% | — |
| 2001 | 35.0% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 36.0% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 49.0% | +36.1% |
| 2004 | 65.0% | +32.7% |
| 2005 | 76.0% | +16.9% |
| 2006 | 82.0% | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 87.0% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 92.0% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 75.0% | -14.8% |
| 2021 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 67.0% | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 76.0% | +13.4% |
| 2024 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 76.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.0%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- China's 76.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.5%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis case detection rate in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +36.1% | 36.0% | 49.0% |
| 2004 | +32.7% | 49.0% | 65.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.1% | 33.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.6% | 88.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.8% | 67.0% | 76.0% | 5 |
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More health data for China
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0985 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,029 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,642 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 10 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -8.22 % 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 0.0159 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -8.73 % 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 China?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in China was 76.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 2000.
- How does China rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- China ranks 100th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.