Tuberculosis case detection rate in Peru
Peru: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 64.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Peru, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 64.0% for tuberculosis case detection rate in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Peru peaked at 75.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 2000.
That places Peru 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 | 51.6% | 40.0% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.4% | 67.0% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.2% | 56.0% | 64.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Peru
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,235 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 782 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 277,896 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 278,985 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 277,934 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 277,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 277,995 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 275,298 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Peru?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Peru 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Peru ranks 171st out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.