Tuberculosis case detection rate in Latvia
Latvia: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 72.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Latvia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case detection rate in Latvia stood at 72.0%.
That represents a change of up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Latvia peaked at 73.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 2000.
That places Latvia 119th out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.9% | 43.0% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.0% | 60.0% | 73.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 72.0% | 72.0% | 72.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 116 Gambia 73.0% compare
- 116 Iran 73.0% compare
- 116 Lithuania 73.0% compare
- 119 Lebanon 72.0% compare
- 119 Paraguay 72.0% compare
- 122 Cape Verde 71.0% compare
- 122 Central African Republic 71.0% compare
- 122 Chad 71.0% compare
- 122 Madagascar 71.0% compare
- 122 Niger 71.0% compare
- 122 South Sudan 71.0% compare
More health data for Latvia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,593 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 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 8,937 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 8,436 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 8,905 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 8,585 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 8,860 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 8,536 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Latvia?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Latvia was 72.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Latvia ranks 119th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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.