Tuberculosis case detection rate in Paraguay
Paraguay: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 72 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
72
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
122nd
of 210 countries
All-time high
72
in 2017
All-time low
39
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Paraguay, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case detection rate in Paraguay stood at 72. 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 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 39, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39 | — |
| 2001 | 42 | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 44 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 47 | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 49 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 52 | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 54 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 57 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 59 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 62 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 64 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 65 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 66 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 67 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 68 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 69 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 70 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 72 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 72 | +0.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 72 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74, 97% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 72 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81, 89% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.5 | 39 | 62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.5 | 64 | 72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72 | 72 | 72 | 5 |
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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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 339 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0491 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Paraguay?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Paraguay was 72 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 72 in 2017.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 39 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis case detection rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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