Tuberculosis case detection rate in Macao
Macao: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 65.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Macao, 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 Macao is 65.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Macao peaked at 65.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 2000.
Macao ranks 166th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Macao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.0% | — |
| 2001 | 43.0% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 44.0% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 45.0% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 46.0% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 47.0% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 49.0% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 51.0% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 53.0% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 55.0% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 57.0% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 58.0% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 59.0% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 65.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 86.0%, 76% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Macao's 65.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.5%, 90% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.5% | 42.0% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.2% | 57.0% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 65.0% | 65.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 166 French Polynesia 65.0% compare
- 166 Guam 65.0% compare
- 166 Honduras 65.0% compare
- 166 Hong Kong 65.0% compare
- 166 Mauritius 65.0% compare
- 166 New Caledonia 65.0% compare
- 166 Northern Mariana Islands 65.0% compare
More health data for Macao
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,233 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3941 units per person (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 21.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 4,067 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 3,903 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1371 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Macao?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Macao was 65.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 65.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 2000.
- How does Macao rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Macao ranks 166th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao 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.