Tuberculosis case detection rate in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 60.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Marshall Islands, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case detection rate in Marshall Islands stood at 60.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Marshall Islands peaked at 60.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 2000.
That places Marshall Islands 186th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.0% | — |
| 2001 | 36.0% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 37.0% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 37.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 38.0% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 39.0% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 42.0% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 44.0% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 47.0% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 50.0% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 53.0% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 54.0% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 55.0% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 57.0% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 58.0% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 59.0% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 60.0% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 60.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.0%, 81% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 60.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.5%, 83% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.5% | 35.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.4% | 53.0% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.8% | 59.0% | 60.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Marshall Islands?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Marshall Islands was 60.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 2000.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Marshall Islands ranks 186th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.