Tuberculosis case detection rate in Laos
Laos: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 91.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Laos, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case detection rate in Laos stood at 91.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 160.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Laos peaked at 91.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2000.
That places Laos 41st out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.8% | 12.0% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.4% | 29.0% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.2% | 58.0% | 91.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Laos
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,260 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 317 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 72,951 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 71,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 72,415 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 71,130 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 71,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 70,206 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Laos?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Laos was 91.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2000.
- How does Laos rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Laos ranks 41st out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 160.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos 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.