Tuberculosis case detection rate in Montenegro
Montenegro: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 56.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Montenegro, 2005–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis case detection rate in Montenegro is 56.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Montenegro peaked at 77.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 2020.
Montenegro ranks 195th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 60.0% | — |
| 2006 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 70.0% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 37.0% | -47.9% |
| 2021 | 77.0% | +108.1% |
| 2022 | 68.0% | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 59.0% | -13.2% |
| 2024 | 56.0% | -5.1% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 56.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.0%, 76% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 56.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.5%, 68% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis case detection rate in Montenegro 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +108.1% | 37.0% | 77.0% |
| 2020 | -47.9% | 71.0% | 37.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.6% | 60.0% | 63.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 67.2% | 64.0% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.4% | 37.0% | 77.0% | 5 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0271 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Montenegro?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Montenegro was 56.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 2020.
- How does Montenegro rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Montenegro ranks 195th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.