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 131st of 210 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.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.0% | — |
| 2001 | 40.0% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 41.0% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 43.0% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 45.0% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 46.0% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 49.0% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 52.0% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 55.0% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 58.0% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 61.0% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 63.0% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 67.0% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 71.0% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 60.0% | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 69.0% | +15.0% |
| 2023 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 70.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.0%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 70.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.0%, 86% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
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
- 131 Benin 70.0% compare
- 131 Bosnia and Herzegovina 70.0% compare
- 131 Burkina Faso 70.0% compare
- 131 Cambodia 70.0% compare
- 131 Congo 70.0% compare
- 131 Democratic Republic of Congo 70.0% compare
- 131 Georgia 70.0% compare
- 131 Guinea 70.0% compare
- 131 Guinea-Bissau 70.0% compare
- 131 Mali 70.0% compare
- 131 Mauritania 70.0% compare
- 131 Palestine 70.0% compare
- 131 Sierra Leone 70.0% compare
More health data for Nicaragua
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3497 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0458 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.323 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (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 131st out of 210 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
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.