Tuberculosis case detection rate in New Zealand
New Zealand: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 85.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in New Zealand, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis case detection rate in New Zealand is 85.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in New Zealand peaked at 86.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 73.0%, in 2000.
That places New Zealand 62nd out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 77.1% | 73.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 81.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.0% | 85.0% | 85.0% | 5 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,116 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 33,945 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 32,324 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 33,497 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 31,599 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in New Zealand?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in New Zealand was 85.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.0% in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- New Zealand ranks 62nd out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.