Tuberculosis case detection rate in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 63 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case detection rate in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 63.
That represents a change of up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 130 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 26, in 2000.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 178th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26 | — |
| 2001 | 27 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 130 | +364.3% |
| 2004 | 30 | -76.9% |
| 2005 | 31 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 34 | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 36 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 39 | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 41 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 43 | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 45 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 46 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 48 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 49 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 51 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 53 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 55 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 58 | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 61 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 62 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 63 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 63 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 63 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 63 | +0.0% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 63 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 63 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis case detection rate in Sao Tome and Principe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +364.3% | 28 | 130 |
| 2004 | -76.9% | 130 | 30 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.2 | 26 | 130 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.9 | 43 | 61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.8 | 62 | 63 | 5 |
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More health data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -6.25 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 15 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.58 % 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 0.0651 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.65 % 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 0.0668 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Sao Tome and Principe was 63 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 130 in 2003.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 in 2000.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 178th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis case detection rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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