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 98th out of 207 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.
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
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 8.74 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 7.51 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 8.70 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 7.46 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 8.44 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 7.21 million (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 98th out of 207 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
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.