Tuberculosis case detection rate in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 77.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case detection rate in Dominican Republic stood at 77.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Dominican Republic peaked at 78.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 2000.
That places Dominican Republic 91st 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 | 51.0% | 42.0% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.1% | 66.0% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.2% | 52.0% | 78.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Dominican Republic
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 598 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 96,116 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 93,194 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 98,074 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 94,949 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 98,239 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 94,941 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Dominican Republic?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Dominican Republic was 77.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Dominican Republic ranks 91st out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.