Tuberculosis case detection rate in Iceland
Iceland: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 67.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Iceland, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 67.0% for tuberculosis case detection rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.0% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Iceland peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 2024.
Iceland ranks 158th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 67.0% | -33.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 67.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 86.0%, 78% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 67.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.5%, 81% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.4% | 67.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More health data for Iceland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2085)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4982 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,358 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1533 % 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 0.0283 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.1097 % 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 Iceland?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Iceland was 67.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 2024.
- How does Iceland rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Iceland ranks 158th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland 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.