Tuberculosis case detection rate in Colombia
Colombia: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 81.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case detection rate in Colombia stood at 81.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Colombia peaked at 82.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 2000.
Colombia ranks 75th of 207 countries on this measure, 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 | 53.7% | 43.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.2% | 63.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 62.0% | 82.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Colombia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,505 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 698 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 101 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 101 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 453,199 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 447,234 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 446,682 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 439,167 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 441,652 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 432,518 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Colombia?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Colombia was 81.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Colombia ranks 75th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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.