Tuberculosis case detection rate in Israel
Israel: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 86.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Israel, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case detection rate in Israel stood at 86.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Israel peaked at 86.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 70.0%, in 2000.
That places Israel 58th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.0% | — |
| 2001 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 86.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 86.0%, 1.0× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Israel's 86.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 73.0%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.2% | 70.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.7% | 79.0% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.8% | 85.0% | 86.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 55 Australia 87.0% compare
- 55 Netherlands 87.0% compare
- 55 Switzerland 87.0% compare
- 58 Finland 86.0% compare
- 58 Spain 86.0% compare
- 58 Sweden 86.0% compare
- 58 United States 86.0% compare
More health data for Israel
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6956 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 665.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 119 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3823 % 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 0.0445 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3508 % 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 Israel?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Israel was 86.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.0% in 2000.
- How does Israel rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Israel ranks 58th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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.