Tuberculosis case detection rate in Libya
Libya: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 58.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Libya, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case detection rate in Libya stood at 58.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Libya peaked at 80.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 2000.
That places Libya 192nd out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.0% | — |
| 2002 | 52.0% | +20.9% |
| 2003 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 45.0% | -15.1% |
| 2005 | 56.0% | +24.4% |
| 2006 | 54.0% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 58.0% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 62.0% | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 56.0% | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 66.0% | +17.9% |
| 2013 | 61.0% | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 55.0% | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 47.0% | -14.5% |
| 2016 | 53.0% | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 59.0% | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 72.0% | +22.0% |
| 2019 | 80.0% | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 57.0% | -28.7% |
| 2021 | 58.0% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 55.0% | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 58.0% | +5.5% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 58.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.0%, 78% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 58.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 73.0%, 79% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.3% | 43.0% | 62.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 61.0% | 47.0% | 80.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 55.0% | 58.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 190 Afghanistan 59.0% compare
- 190 Fiji 59.0% compare
- 192 Vietnam 58.0% compare
- 194 Albania 57.0% compare
- 195 Azerbaijan 56.0% compare
- 195 Montenegro 56.0% compare
- 195 Tajikistan 56.0% compare
- 195 Ukraine 56.0% compare
More health data for Libya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,084 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 133 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % 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 0.0404 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.77 % 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 Libya?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Libya was 58.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 2000.
- How does Libya rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Libya ranks 192nd out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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.