Tuberculosis case detection rate in Mauritius
Mauritius: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 65.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Mauritius, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case detection rate in Mauritius stood at 65.0%. 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 Mauritius peaked at 65.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 41.0%, in 2000.
Mauritius 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 Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.0% | — |
| 2001 | 42.0% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 43.0% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 44.0% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 45.0% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 46.0% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 47.0% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 49.0% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 50.0% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 52.0% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 55.0% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 57.0% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 59.0% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 61.0% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 65.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.0%, 88% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 65.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.0%, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.9% | 41.0% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.7% | 53.0% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 65.0% | 65.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 166 French Polynesia 65.0% compare
- 166 Guam 65.0% compare
- 166 Honduras 65.0% compare
- 166 Hong Kong 65.0% compare
- 166 Macao 65.0% compare
- 166 New Caledonia 65.0% compare
- 166 Northern Mariana Islands 65.0% compare
More health data for Mauritius
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -10 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0345 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,032 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.54 % 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 0.0232 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8573 % 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 Mauritius?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Mauritius 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 65.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.0% in 2000.
- How does Mauritius rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Mauritius ranks 166th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.