Tuberculosis case detection rate in Gabon
Gabon: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 68.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Gabon, 2001–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 68.0% for tuberculosis case detection rate in 2024.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Gabon peaked at 70.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 2009.
That places Gabon 154th 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 24 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 57.0% | — |
| 2002 | 45.0% | -21.1% |
| 2003 | 46.0% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 50.0% | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 46.0% | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 52.0% | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 60.0% | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 66.0% | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 42.0% | -36.4% |
| 2010 | 48.0% | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 52.0% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 55.0% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 58.0% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 53.0% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 58.0% | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 51.0% | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 53.0% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 66.0% | +24.5% |
| 2023 | 70.0% | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 68.0% | -2.9% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 68.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.0%, 92% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 68.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.0%, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.6% | 42.0% | 66.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 54.8% | 48.0% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.6% | 51.0% | 70.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More health data for Gabon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8193 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 750.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 711 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2502 % 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 0.0638 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2743 % 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 Gabon?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Gabon was 68.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 70.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 2009.
- How does Gabon rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Gabon ranks 154th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.