Tuberculosis case detection rate in Portugal
Portugal: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 88.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Portugal, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 88.0% for tuberculosis case detection rate in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Portugal peaked at 88.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 2000.
Portugal ranks 52nd of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.0% | — |
| 2001 | 71.0% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 74.0% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 76.0% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 88.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 86.0%, 1.0× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 88.0% 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 | 75.7% | 69.0% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 82.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 88.0% | 88.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 52 Denmark 88.0% compare
- 52 Norway 88.0% compare
- 55 Australia 87.0% compare
- 55 Netherlands 87.0% compare
- 55 Switzerland 87.0% compare
More health data for Portugal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1616 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,112 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 38 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.39 % 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 0.0199 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % 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 Portugal?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Portugal was 88.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Portugal ranks 52nd out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.