Tuberculosis case detection rate in Lebanon
Lebanon: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 72.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Lebanon, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 72.0% for tuberculosis case detection rate in 2024.
The figure is up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Lebanon peaked at 73.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 2000.
That places Lebanon 122nd out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.0% | — |
| 2001 | 49.0% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 51.0% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 54.0% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 57.0% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 59.0% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 72.0% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 72.0% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 72.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.0%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 72.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 73.0%, 99% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.2% | 46.0% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.6% | 64.0% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.2% | 72.0% | 73.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 122 Latvia 72.0% compare
- 122 Paraguay 72.0% compare
- 125 Cape Verde 71.0% compare
- 125 Central African Republic 71.0% compare
- 125 Chad 71.0% compare
- 125 Madagascar 71.0% compare
- 125 Niger 71.0% compare
- 125 South Sudan 71.0% compare
More health data for Lebanon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,106 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 185 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5482 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.209 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Lebanon?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Lebanon 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 2000.
- How does Lebanon rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Lebanon ranks 122nd out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.