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 103rd of 207 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.
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
- 103 Bahrain 75.0% compare
- 103 North Macedonia 75.0% compare
- 103 Philippines 75.0% compare
- 103 Uzbekistan 75.0% compare
More health data for Mexico
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 340 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 340 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 1.09 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1.08 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 1.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 1.10 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 1.12 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 1.10 million (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 103rd out of 207 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
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.