Tuberculosis case detection rate in Congo
Congo: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 70.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Congo, 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 Congo is 70.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Congo peaked at 78.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 2003.
That places Congo 128th 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 | 51.2% | 44.0% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.7% | 53.0% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.6% | 65.0% | 78.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 128 Benin 70.0% compare
- 128 Bosnia and Herzegovina 70.0% compare
- 128 Burkina Faso 70.0% compare
- 128 Cambodia 70.0% compare
- 128 Democratic Republic of Congo 70.0% compare
- 128 Georgia 70.0% compare
- 128 Guinea 70.0% compare
- 128 Guinea-Bissau 70.0% compare
- 128 Mali 70.0% compare
- 128 Mauritania 70.0% compare
- 128 Nicaragua 70.0% compare
- 128 Palestine 70.0% compare
- 128 Sierra Leone 70.0% compare
More health data for Congo
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 759.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,688 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 48,985 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 48,714 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 51,360 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 51,062 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 54,219 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 53,869 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Congo?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Congo was 70.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 2003.
- How does Congo rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Congo ranks 128th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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.