Tuberculosis case detection rate in Pakistan
Pakistan: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 74.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Pakistan, 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 Pakistan is 74.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Pakistan peaked at 74.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2000.
Pakistan ranks 108th of 207 countries on this measure, 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 | 25.9% | 2.6% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.4% | 47.0% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.4% | 45.0% | 74.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More health data for Pakistan
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 944.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 55,286 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 849 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 849 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 2.27 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 2.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 2.33 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 2.37 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 2.27 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Pakistan?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Pakistan was 74.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 74.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2000.
- How does Pakistan rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Pakistan ranks 108th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.