Tuberculosis case detection rate in Paraguay
Paraguay: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 72.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Paraguay, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case detection rate in Paraguay stood at 72.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Paraguay peaked at 72.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 2000.
That places Paraguay 122nd out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.0% | — |
| 2001 | 42.0% | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 44.0% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 47.0% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 49.0% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 52.0% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 54.0% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 57.0% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 59.0% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 62.0% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 64.0% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 72.0% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 72.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.0%, 97% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 72.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.0%, 89% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.5% | 39.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 64.0% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.0% | 72.0% | 72.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
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- 125 Chad 71.0% compare
- 125 Madagascar 71.0% compare
- 125 Niger 71.0% compare
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More health data for Paraguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2374 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,098 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 339 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5252 % 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 0.0469 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5185 % 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 Paraguay?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Paraguay was 72.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 72.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 2000.
- How does Paraguay rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Paraguay ranks 122nd out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.