Tuberculosis case detection rate in Madagascar
Madagascar: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 71.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Madagascar, 2001–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 71.0% for tuberculosis case detection rate in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Madagascar peaked at 71.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 2005.
That places Madagascar 122nd 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 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.3% | 42.0% | 47.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 52.6% | 47.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.6% | 58.0% | 71.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Madagascar
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 920.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 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 294,158 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 291,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 298,887 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 295,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 303,995 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 300,558 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Madagascar?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Madagascar was 71.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 2005.
- How does Madagascar rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Madagascar ranks 122nd out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.