Tuberculosis case detection rate in Jordan
Jordan: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 67.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Jordan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 67.0% for tuberculosis case detection rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Jordan peaked at 69.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 41.0%, in 2021.
Jordan ranks 158th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.0% | — |
| 2001 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 68.0% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 67.0% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 43.0% | -34.8% |
| 2021 | 41.0% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 48.0% | +17.1% |
| 2023 | 67.0% | +39.6% |
| 2024 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 67.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.0%, 91% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 67.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 73.0%, 92% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis case detection rate in Jordan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +39.6% | 48.0% | 67.0% |
| 2020 | -34.8% | 66.0% | 43.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.2% | 60.0% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.2% | 66.0% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.2% | 41.0% | 67.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More health data for Jordan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9463 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 842.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 470 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2 % 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 0.048 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.13 % 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 Jordan?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Jordan was 67.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 69.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.0% in 2021.
- How does Jordan rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Jordan ranks 158th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan 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.