Tuberculosis case detection rate in Italy
Italy: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
up 17.6%
World rank
4th
of 210 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2024
All-time low
67.0%
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2024
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Italy, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 100.0% for tuberculosis case detection rate in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.6% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Italy peaked at 100.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 2000.
Italy ranks 4th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.0% | — |
| 2001 | 69.0% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 72.0% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 75.0% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 83.0% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +17.6% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 86.0%, 1.2× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Italy's 100.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.5%, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.5% | 67.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.6% | 79.0% | 86.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 85.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 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 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 Italy
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1206 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,408 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 80 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.23 % 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 0.0164 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.07 % 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 Italy?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Italy was 100.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 2000.
- How does Italy rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Italy ranks 4th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.