Tuberculosis case detection rate in Romania
Romania: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 74.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Romania, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case detection rate in Romania stood at 74.0%.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Romania peaked at 78.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 53.0%, in 2020.
Romania ranks 110th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.0% | — |
| 2001 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 53.0% | -32.1% |
| 2021 | 59.0% | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 72.0% | +22.0% |
| 2023 | 78.0% | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 74.0% | -5.1% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 74.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 86.0%, 86% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Romania's 74.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.5%, 90% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis case detection rate in Romania 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 | -32.1% | 78.0% | 53.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.8% | 66.0% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.1% | 72.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.2% | 53.0% | 78.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More health data for Romania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0845 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,419 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 113 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.62 % 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 0.0235 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.52 % 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 Romania?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Romania was 74.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 2020.
- How does Romania rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Romania ranks 110th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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.