Tuberculosis case detection rate in Mongolia
Mongolia: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 18.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case detection rate in Mongolia stood at 18.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Mongolia peaked at 46.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2024.
Mongolia ranks 207th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.6% | 30.0% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 29.0% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 18.0% | 28.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Mongolia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 847.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 63 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 22,659 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 21,450 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 22,163 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 20,871 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 21,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 20,578 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Mongolia?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Mongolia was 18.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Mongolia ranks 207th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.