Tuberculosis case detection rate in Gambia
Gambia: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 73.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Gambia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case detection rate in Gambia stood at 73.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Gambia peaked at 73.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 2006.
That places Gambia 116th 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 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.0% | 56.0% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.1% | 58.0% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.4% | 59.0% | 73.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Gambia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,044 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 700 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 24,316 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 24,146 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 24,930 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 24,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 25,605 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 25,344 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Gambia?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Gambia was 73.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 2006.
- How does Gambia rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Gambia ranks 116th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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.