Tuberculosis case detection rate in Egypt
Egypt: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 91.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Egypt, 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 Egypt is 91.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.2% on the previous year and up 65.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Egypt peaked at 91.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.0%, in 2014.
Egypt ranks 42nd of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.0% | — |
| 2001 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 74.0% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 77.0% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 79.0% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 70.0% | -11.4% |
| 2007 | 69.0% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 68.0% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 70.0% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 68.0% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 67.0% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 55.0% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 61.0% | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 63.0% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 66.0% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 65.0% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 57.0% | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 67.0% | +19.6% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | +17.9% |
| 2024 | 91.0% | +15.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 91.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.0%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 91.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 73.0%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.4% | 68.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.3% | 55.0% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.0% | 56.0% | 91.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % 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 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4524 % 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 Egypt?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Egypt was 91.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.0% in 2014.
- How does Egypt rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Egypt ranks 42nd out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt 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.