Tuberculosis case detection rate in India
India: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 92.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in India, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 92.0% for tuberculosis case detection rate in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 84.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in India peaked at 92.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2002.
That places India 40th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.0% | — |
| 2001 | 31.0% | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 30.0% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 32.0% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 34.0% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 36.0% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 38.0% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 39.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 39.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 39.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 39.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 50.0% | +28.2% |
| 2015 | 53.0% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 58.0% | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 56.0% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 67.0% | +19.6% |
| 2019 | 77.0% | +14.9% |
| 2020 | 59.0% | -23.4% |
| 2021 | 71.0% | +20.3% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | +14.1% |
| 2023 | 86.0% | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 92.0% | +7.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 92.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.0%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 92.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 64.0%, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.5% | 30.0% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 39.0% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 59.0% | 92.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 37 Costa Rica 95.0% compare
- 37 Luxembourg 95.0% compare
- 39 South Korea 94.0% compare
- 40 Germany 92.0% compare
- 42 Egypt 91.0% compare
- 42 Laos 91.0% compare
- 42 Poland 91.0% compare
- 42 Saudi Arabia 91.0% compare
More health data for India
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4372 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,332 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44,822 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3809 % 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 0.0372 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5922 % 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 India?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in India was 92.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2002.
- How does India rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- India ranks 40th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.