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 116th of 207 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.
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
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 3,509 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 3,509 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 599,582 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 573,113 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 594,335 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 568,110 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 592,351 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 566,798 (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 116th out of 207 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
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.