Tuberculosis case detection rate in Ireland
Ireland: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 83.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Ireland, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 83.0% for tuberculosis case detection rate in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Ireland peaked at 83.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 71.0%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.9% | 71.0% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.5% | 76.0% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 82.0% | 83.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 1 Belgium 140.0% compare
- 2 Bulgaria 110.0% compare
- 2 Croatia 110.0% compare
- 4 American Samoa 100.0% compare
- 4 Andorra 100.0% compare
- 4 Antigua and Barbuda 100.0% compare
- 4 Aruba 100.0% compare
- 4 Barbados 100.0% compare
- 4 Bermuda 100.0% compare
- 4 British Virgin Islands 100.0% compare
- 4 Canada 100.0% compare
- 4 Cayman Islands 100.0% compare
- 4 Cook Islands 100.0% compare
- 4 Curacao 100.0% compare
- 4 Dominica 100.0% compare
- 4 Greece 100.0% compare
- 4 Grenada 100.0% compare
- 4 Italy 100.0% compare
- 4 Nauru 100.0% compare
- 4 Netherlands Antilles 100.0% compare
- 4 Niue 100.0% compare
- 4 Palau 100.0% compare
- 4 Russia 100.0% compare
- 4 Saint Kitts and Nevis 100.0% compare
- 4 Saint Lucia 100.0% compare
- 4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100.0% compare
- 4 Samoa 100.0% compare
- 4 Seychelles 100.0% compare
- 4 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 100.0% compare
- 4 Tonga 100.0% compare
- 4 Turks and Caicos Islands 100.0% compare
- 4 Tuvalu 100.0% compare
- 4 Wallis and Futuna 100.0% compare
More health data for Ireland
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,122 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 20 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 34,474 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 33,483 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 34,837 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 34,019 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 35,434 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 34,705 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Ireland?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Ireland was 83.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.0% in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Ireland ranks 2nd out of 3 regions with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.