Tuberculosis case detection rate in Kiribati
Kiribati: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 47.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Kiribati, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis case detection rate in Kiribati is 47.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Kiribati peaked at 47.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 2000.
That places Kiribati 202nd out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.0% | — |
| 2001 | 23.0% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 24.0% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 25.0% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 26.0% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 29.0% | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 31.0% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 33.0% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 35.0% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 37.0% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 38.0% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 39.0% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 40.0% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 41.0% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 42.0% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 43.0% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 45.0% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 46.0% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 47.0% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 47.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.0%, 69% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 47.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.5%, 65% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.4% | 22.0% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.6% | 37.0% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 47.0% | 47.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More health data for Kiribati
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7209 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,076 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 34 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3672 % 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 0.0576 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3464 % 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 Kiribati?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Kiribati was 47.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 47.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2000.
- How does Kiribati rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Kiribati ranks 202nd out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.