Tuberculosis case detection rate in Georgia
Georgia: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 70.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Georgia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 70.0% for tuberculosis case detection rate in 2024.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Georgia peaked at 80.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 2001.
That places Georgia 131st 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 Georgia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.0% | — |
| 2001 | 43.0% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 50.0% | +16.3% |
| 2003 | 63.0% | +26.0% |
| 2004 | 48.0% | -23.8% |
| 2005 | 56.0% | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 58.0% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 69.0% | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 71.0% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 66.0% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 63.0% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 66.0% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 73.0% | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 75.0% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 72.0% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 71.0% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 73.0% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 62.0% | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 70.0% | +12.9% |
| 2023 | 68.0% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 70.0% | +2.9% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 70.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.0%, 95% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 70.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.5%, 85% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.9% | 43.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.9% | 63.0% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.4% | 62.0% | 70.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 131 Benin 70.0% compare
- 131 Bosnia and Herzegovina 70.0% compare
- 131 Burkina Faso 70.0% compare
- 131 Cambodia 70.0% compare
- 131 Congo 70.0% compare
- 131 Democratic Republic of Congo 70.0% compare
- 131 Guinea 70.0% compare
- 131 Guinea-Bissau 70.0% compare
- 131 Mali 70.0% compare
- 131 Mauritania 70.0% compare
- 131 Nicaragua 70.0% compare
- 131 Palestine 70.0% compare
- 131 Sierra Leone 70.0% compare
More health data for Georgia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.7 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0382 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,310 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 26 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.2207 % 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 0.0286 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.2812 % 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 Georgia?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Georgia was 70.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 2001.
- How does Georgia rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Georgia ranks 131st out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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.