Tuberculosis case detection rate in Kuwait
Kuwait: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 77.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Kuwait, 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 Kuwait is 77.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Kuwait peaked at 77.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 73.0%, in 2009.
That places Kuwait 91st out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.7% | 73.0% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.3% | 73.0% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 77.0% | 77.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Kuwait
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 287.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 107 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 13 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 13 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 43,234 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 26,039 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 35,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 24,410 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 29,036 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 23,499 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Kuwait?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Kuwait was 77.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.0% in 2009.
- How does Kuwait rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Kuwait ranks 91st out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kuwait 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
The number of new and relapse tuberculosis cases diagnosed and treated in national TB control programmes and notified to WHO, divided by WHO's estimate of the number of incident TB cases for the same year.