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 179th 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 Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.0% | — |
| 2001 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 35.0% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 36.0% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 36.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 37.0% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 41.0% | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 44.0% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 47.0% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 51.0% | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 54.0% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 56.0% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 58.0% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 59.0% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 61.0% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 67.0% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 71.0% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 69.0% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 64.0% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 62.0% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 62.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.0%, 84% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 62.0% is below the median for South Asia, which is 64.0%, 97% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
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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)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.2 % 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 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.8 % 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 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 179th out of 210 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
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.