Tuberculosis case detection rate in Poland
Poland: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 91.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Poland, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis case detection rate in Poland is 91.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.0% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Poland peaked at 91.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 2000.
That places Poland 42nd out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.0% | — |
| 2001 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 66.0% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 75.0% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 91.0% | +11.0% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 91.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 86.0%, 1.1× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Poland's 91.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.5%, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.2% | 62.0% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.2% | 73.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.8% | 82.0% | 91.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 80 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -5.59 % 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 0.0201 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -5.49 % 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 Poland?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Poland was 91.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 2000.
- How does Poland rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Poland ranks 42nd out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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.