Tuberculosis case detection rate in Ghana
Ghana: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 46.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case detection rate in Ghana stood at 46.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Ghana peaked at 46.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 204th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.0% | — |
| 2001 | 28.0% | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 27.0% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 27.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 26.0% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 27.0% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 27.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 28.0% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 30.0% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 32.0% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 31.0% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 33.0% | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 32.0% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 33.0% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 32.0% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 33.0% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 28.0% | -15.2% |
| 2021 | 30.0% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 38.0% | +26.7% |
| 2023 | 44.0% | +15.8% |
| 2024 | 46.0% | +4.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 46.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.0%, 68% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 46.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.0%, 66% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.8% | 26.0% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 31.0% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.2% | 28.0% | 46.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 201 Lesotho 51.0% compare
- 202 Kiribati 47.0% compare
- 202 Micronesia (country) 47.0% compare
- 205 Solomon Islands 45.0% compare
- 206 Myanmar 44.0% compare
- 207 Eritrea 43.0% compare
- 207 Kyrgyzstan 43.0% compare
More health data for Ghana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5623 % 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 0.06 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % 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 Ghana?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Ghana was 46.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 46.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Ghana ranks 204th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.