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 118th 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.0% | — |
| 2001 | 60.0% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 64.0% | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 69.0% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 64.0% | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 56.0% | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 58.0% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 64.0% | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 58.0% | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 65.0% | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 67.0% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 66.0% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 64.0% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 62.0% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 68.0% | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 62.0% | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 59.0% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 66.0% | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 72.0% | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 73.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 70.5%, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 73.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.0%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9696 % 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 0.0686 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9636 % 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 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 118th out of 210 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
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.