Tuberculosis case detection rate in Norway
Norway: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 88.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Norway, 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 Norway is 88.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Norway peaked at 88.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 70.0%, in 2000.
That places Norway 52nd out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.0% | — |
| 2001 | 72.0% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 75.0% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 77.0% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 79.0% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 81.0% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 88.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 86.0%, 1.0× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Norway's 88.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.5%, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.6% | 70.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.1% | 85.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.8% | 87.0% | 88.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 52 Denmark 88.0% compare
- 52 Portugal 88.0% compare
- 55 Australia 87.0% compare
- 55 Netherlands 87.0% compare
- 55 Switzerland 87.0% compare
More health data for Norway
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -7.69 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.337 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,212 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.217 % 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 0.0238 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.0617 % 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 Norway?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Norway was 88.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.0% in 2000.
- How does Norway rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Norway ranks 52nd out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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.