Tuberculosis case detection rate in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 81.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Ethiopia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 81.0% for tuberculosis case detection rate in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Ethiopia peaked at 81.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 2000.
That places Ethiopia 77th 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.0% | — |
| 2001 | 30.0% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 35.0% | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 39.0% | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 42.0% | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 43.0% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 44.0% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 48.0% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 54.0% | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 59.0% | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 63.0% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 66.0% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 56.0% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 66.0% | +17.9% |
| 2016 | 62.0% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 59.0% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 62.0% | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 73.0% | +17.7% |
| 2024 | 81.0% | +11.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 81.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 70.5%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 81.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.0%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.2% | 28.0% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.4% | 56.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.2% | 57.0% | 81.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More health data for Ethiopia
- 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 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Ethiopia?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Ethiopia was 81.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Ethiopia ranks 77th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.