Tuberculosis case detection rate in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 70.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 70.0% for tuberculosis case detection rate in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 79.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 2005.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 128th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.0% | 46.0% | 53.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 56.3% | 49.0% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.4% | 66.0% | 79.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 128 Benin 70.0% compare
- 128 Bosnia and Herzegovina 70.0% compare
- 128 Burkina Faso 70.0% compare
- 128 Cambodia 70.0% compare
- 128 Congo 70.0% compare
- 128 Democratic Republic of Congo 70.0% compare
- 128 Georgia 70.0% compare
- 128 Guinea 70.0% compare
- 128 Mali 70.0% compare
- 128 Mauritania 70.0% compare
- 128 Nicaragua 70.0% compare
- 128 Palestine 70.0% compare
- 128 Sierra Leone 70.0% compare
More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,070 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 941 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 19,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 19,474 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 20,114 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 19,976 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 20,705 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 20,531 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Guinea-Bissau?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Guinea-Bissau 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 2005.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 128th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.