Tuberculosis case detection rate in Japan
Japan: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 83.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Japan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case detection rate in Japan stood at 83.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Japan peaked at 83.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 66.0%, in 2000.
That places Japan 69th 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 Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.0% | — |
| 2001 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 69.0% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 72.0% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 76.0% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 83.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 86.0%, 97% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Japan's 83.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.5%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.2% | 66.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.8% | 79.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.0% | 83.0% | 83.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More health data for Japan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2774 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,294 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 178 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.22 % 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 0.0155 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.36 % 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 Japan?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Japan 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.0% in 2000.
- How does Japan rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Japan ranks 69th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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.