Tuberculosis case detection rate in Lithuania
Lithuania: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 73.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Lithuania, 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 Lithuania is 73.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Lithuania peaked at 73.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 2000.
That places Lithuania 118th 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 Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.0% | — |
| 2001 | 44.0% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 45.0% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 47.0% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 48.0% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 50.0% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 51.0% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 54.0% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 55.0% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 58.0% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 60.0% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 62.0% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 64.0% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 66.0% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 70.0% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 72.0% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 73.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 86.0%, 85% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 73.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.5%, 88% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.8% | 42.0% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.3% | 56.0% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.0% | 73.0% | 73.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Lithuania?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Lithuania was 73.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 2000.
- How does Lithuania rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Lithuania ranks 118th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.