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 93rd out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74.0% | — |
| 2001 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 75.0% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 74.0% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 73.0% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 77.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 86.0%, 90% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 77.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 73.0%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More health data for Kuwait
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9259 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9273 % 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 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6875 % 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 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 93rd out of 210 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
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.