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 93rd 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 Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.0% | — |
| 2001 | 44.0% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 45.0% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 47.0% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 49.0% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 50.0% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 53.0% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 57.0% | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 66.0% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 68.0% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 72.0% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 52.0% | -29.7% |
| 2021 | 64.0% | +23.1% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | +17.2% |
| 2023 | 78.0% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 77.0% | -1.3% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 77.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.0%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 77.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.0%, 95% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis case detection rate in Dominican Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -29.7% | 74.0% | 52.0% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More health data for Dominican Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5233 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.13 % 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 0.0418 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.09 % 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 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 93rd out of 210 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
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.