Tuberculosis case detection rate in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 76.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Puerto Rico, 2000–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis case detection rate in Puerto Rico is 76.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Puerto Rico peaked at 76.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 2000.
That places Puerto Rico 100th out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.0% | — |
| 2001 | 49.0% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 52.0% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 54.0% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 57.0% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 59.0% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 61.0% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 63.0% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 66.0% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 68.0% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 72.0% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 76.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 86.0%, 88% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 76.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.0%, 94% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.2% | 47.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.8% | 68.0% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.0% | 76.0% | 76.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More health data for Puerto Rico
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,519 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4804 % 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 0.0145 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8484 % 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 0.0152 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Puerto Rico?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Puerto Rico was 76.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 76.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 2000.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Puerto Rico ranks 100th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.