Tuberculosis case detection rate in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 65 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
65
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
163rd
of 207 countries
All-time high
65
in 2020
All-time low
42
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Hong Kong, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case detection rate in Hong Kong stood at 65. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Hong Kong peaked at 65 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 42, in 2000.
Hong Kong ranks 163rd of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.5 | 42 | 55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.2 | 57 | 64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 65 | 65 | 65 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 163 French Polynesia 65 compare
- 163 Guam 65 compare
- 163 Honduras 65 compare
- 163 Macao 65 compare
- 163 Mauritius 65 compare
- 163 New Caledonia 65 compare
- 163 Northern Mariana Islands 65 compare
More health data for Hong Kong
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,924 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (2100)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 27,395 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 2.15 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 63.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 4.95 million (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 27,082 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 31,841 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 30,589 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 28,384 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Hong Kong?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Hong Kong was 65 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 65 in 2020.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 42 in 2000.
- How does Hong Kong rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Hong Kong ranks 163rd out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis case detection rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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