Tuberculosis case detection rate in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 70.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Nicaragua, 2000–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis case detection rate in Nicaragua stood at 70.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Nicaragua peaked at 71.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 2000.
Nicaragua ranks 128th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.7% | 38.0% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.0% | 61.0% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.8% | 60.0% | 70.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 128 Benin 70.0% compare
- 128 Bosnia and Herzegovina 70.0% compare
- 128 Burkina Faso 70.0% compare
- 128 Cambodia 70.0% compare
- 128 Congo 70.0% compare
- 128 Democratic Republic of Congo 70.0% compare
- 128 Georgia 70.0% compare
- 128 Guinea 70.0% compare
- 128 Guinea-Bissau 70.0% compare
- 128 Mali 70.0% compare
- 128 Mauritania 70.0% compare
- 128 Palestine 70.0% compare
- 128 Sierra Leone 70.0% compare
More health data for Nicaragua
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,175 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 215 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 62,167 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 60,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 62,307 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 60,887 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 62,130 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 60,671 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Nicaragua?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Nicaragua was 70.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 2000.
- How does Nicaragua rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Nicaragua ranks 128th out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.