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 174th out of 210 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.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.0% | — |
| 2001 | 42.0% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 45.0% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 47.0% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 50.0% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 53.0% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 56.0% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 58.0% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 61.0% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 69.0% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 72.0% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 75.0% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 74.0% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 56.0% | -25.3% |
| 2021 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 57.0% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 63.0% | +10.5% |
| 2024 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 64.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.0%, 86% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 64.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.0%, 79% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis case detection rate in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -25.3% | 75.0% | 56.0% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More health data for Peru
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5045 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3081 % 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 0.038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.302 % 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 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 174th out of 210 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
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.