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 151st out of 207 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.
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 |
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More health data for Gabon
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 19,767 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 19,587 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 20,249 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 20,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 20,781 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 20,646 (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 151st out of 207 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
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.