Tuberculosis case detection rate in Greenland
Greenland: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 80.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Greenland, 2009–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case detection rate in Greenland stood at 80.0%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Greenland peaked at 80.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 2009.
Greenland ranks 83rd of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Greenland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 69.0% | — |
| 2010 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 72.0% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 80.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 86.0%, 93% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 80.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.5%, 97% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.0% | 69.0% | 69.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 75.3% | 70.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.8% | 79.0% | 80.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More health data for Greenland
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,447 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3856 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.1299 % change on previous year (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 344 (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4749 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1153 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Greenland?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Greenland was 80.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 2009.
- How does Greenland rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Greenland ranks 83rd out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland 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.