Tuberculosis case detection rate in Mexico
Mexico: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 75.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Mexico, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 75.0% for tuberculosis case detection rate in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Mexico peaked at 75.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 51.0%, in 2000.
Mexico ranks 105th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.0% | — |
| 2001 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 55.0% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 57.0% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 58.0% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 60.0% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 65.0% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 67.0% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 70.0% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 72.0% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 53.0% | -27.4% |
| 2021 | 64.0% | +20.8% |
| 2022 | 73.0% | +14.1% |
| 2023 | 75.0% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 75.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.0%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 75.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.0%, 93% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis case detection rate in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -27.4% | 73.0% | 53.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.5% | 51.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.6% | 63.0% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.0% | 53.0% | 75.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 105 Bahrain 75.0% compare
- 105 North Macedonia 75.0% compare
- 105 Philippines 75.0% compare
- 105 Uzbekistan 75.0% compare
More health data for Mexico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,312 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,760 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9607 % 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 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.9678 % 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 Mexico?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Mexico was 75.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.0% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Mexico ranks 105th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.