Tuberculosis case detection rate in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 64.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case detection rate in Papua New Guinea stood at 64.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Papua New Guinea peaked at 64.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 171st out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.7% | 18.0% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.8% | 35.0% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.6% | 46.0% | 64.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 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 97,965 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 89,573 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 99,735 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 90,833 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 101,809 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 92,386 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Papua New Guinea?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Papua New Guinea was 64.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 64.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 171st out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.