Tuberculosis case detection rate in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 65.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in French Polynesia, 2000–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis case detection rate in French Polynesia stood at 65.0%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in French Polynesia peaked at 65.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 2000.
French Polynesia ranks 163rd of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.5% | 42.0% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.9% | 57.0% | 64.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 65.0% | 65.0% | 4 |
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More health data for French Polynesia
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,588 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 17,275 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 2,193 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 2,071 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 2,151 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 2,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 2,150 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 12.4% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 11.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in French Polynesia?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in French Polynesia was 65.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 2000.
- How does French Polynesia rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- French Polynesia ranks 163rd out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Polynesia 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.