Tuberculosis case detection rate in Iran
Iran: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 73.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Iran, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iran recorded 73.0% for tuberculosis case detection rate in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Iran peaked at 73.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.0%, in 2000.
Iran ranks 118th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Iran, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.0% | — |
| 2001 | 42.0% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 43.0% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 44.0% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 45.0% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 46.0% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 47.0% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 50.0% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 53.0% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 56.0% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 60.0% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 66.0% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 68.0% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 70.0% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 72.0% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 53.0% | -26.4% |
| 2021 | 57.0% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 69.0% | +21.1% |
| 2023 | 73.0% | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 73.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.0%, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iran's 73.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 73.0%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis case detection rate in Iran changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -26.4% | 72.0% | 53.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.9% | 41.0% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.5% | 47.0% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 53.0% | 73.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More health data for Iran
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.38 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.5627 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,361 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,070 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.88 % 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 0.0311 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.95 % 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 Iran?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Iran was 73.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.0% in 2000.
- How does Iran rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Iran ranks 118th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran 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.