Tuberculosis case detection rate in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 91.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 91.0% for tuberculosis case detection rate in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Saudi Arabia peaked at 91.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 91.0%, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 41st of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.0% | 91.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.0% | 91.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.0% | 91.0% | 91.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Saudi Arabia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 483.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 829 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 4 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 4 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 389,292 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 238,768 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 357,256 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 233,777 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 328,127 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 230,687 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Saudi Arabia?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Saudi Arabia was 91.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.0% in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 41st out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.