Tuberculosis case detection rate in Maldives
Maldives: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 62.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Maldives, 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 Maldives is 62.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Maldives peaked at 71.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 2000.
Maldives ranks 176th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.5% | 34.0% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.4% | 54.0% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.4% | 62.0% | 64.0% | 5 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,560 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5 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 4,798 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 2,708 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 4,126 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2,593 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 3,640 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 2,534 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Maldives?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Maldives was 62.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Maldives ranks 176th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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.