Tuberculosis case detection rate in Ecuador
Ecuador: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 78 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
78
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
88th
of 210 countries
All-time high
79
in 2019
All-time low
44
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Ecuador, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis case detection rate in Ecuador is 78, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Ecuador peaked at 79 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 44, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 88th 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44 | — |
| 2001 | 45 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 47 | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 48 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 50 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 51 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 54 | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 57 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 59 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 62 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 65 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 67 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 69 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 71 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 73 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 75 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 76 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 77 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 78 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 79 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 78 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 78 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 78 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 78 | +0.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 78 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 78 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81, 96% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.7 | 44 | 62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 73 | 65 | 79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.2 | 78 | 79 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More health data for Ecuador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6766 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 354 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.67 % 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 0.0362 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0378 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Ecuador?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Ecuador was 78 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 79 in 2019.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 44 in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Ecuador ranks 88th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis case detection rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).