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 108th of 207 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.
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 |
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More health data for Romania
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 102,589 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 98,334 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 100,311 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 96,161 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 97,668 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 93,727 (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 108th out of 207 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
The number of new and relapse tuberculosis cases diagnosed and treated in national TB control programmes and notified to WHO, divided by WHO's estimate of the number of incident TB cases for the same year.