Tuberculosis case detection rate in Iraq
Iraq: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 66.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Iraq, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 66.0% for tuberculosis case detection rate in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Iraq peaked at 66.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 66.0%, in 2000.
That places Iraq 162nd out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.0% | — |
| 2001 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 66.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.0%, 89% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 66.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 73.0%, 90% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.0% | 66.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.0% | 66.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.0% | 66.0% | 66.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More health data for Iraq
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 898.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,830 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.988 % 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 0.0587 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9818 % 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 Iraq?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Iraq was 66.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.0% in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Iraq ranks 162nd out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iraq 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.