Tuberculosis case detection rate in Senegal
Senegal: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 68.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case detection rate in Senegal stood at 68.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Senegal peaked at 70.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 2002.
Senegal ranks 154th 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.0% | — |
| 2001 | 47.0% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 44.0% | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 48.0% | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 45.0% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 47.0% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 48.0% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 47.0% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 50.0% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 48.0% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 47.0% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 52.0% | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 55.0% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 54.0% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 56.0% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 57.0% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 55.0% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 57.0% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 62.0% | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 70.0% | +12.9% |
| 2024 | 68.0% | -2.9% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 68.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.0%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 68.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.0%, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.5% | 44.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.7% | 47.0% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.4% | 55.0% | 70.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More health data for Senegal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 835.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,496 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.42 % 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 0.0658 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.29 % 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 Senegal?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Senegal was 68.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 70.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 2002.
- How does Senegal rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Senegal ranks 154th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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.