Tuberculosis case detection rate in Serbia
Serbia: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 76.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Serbia, 2005–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis case detection rate in Serbia is 76.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Serbia peaked at 91.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2020.
That places Serbia 100th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 61.0% | — |
| 2006 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 65.0% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 67.0% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 70.0% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 74.0% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 76.0% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 30.0% | -60.5% |
| 2021 | 34.0% | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 91.0% | +167.6% |
| 2023 | 76.0% | -16.5% |
| 2024 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 76.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.0%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 76.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.5%, 92% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis case detection rate in Serbia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +167.6% | 34.0% | 91.0% |
| 2020 | -60.5% | 76.0% | 30.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.2% | 61.0% | 62.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 68.8% | 62.0% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.4% | 30.0% | 91.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 100 China 76.0% compare
- 100 Puerto Rico 76.0% compare
- 100 Qatar 76.0% compare
- 100 Turkmenistan 76.0% compare
More health data for Serbia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -5.26 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3584 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,502 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.67 % 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 0.022 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.67 % 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 Serbia?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Serbia was 76.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2020.
- How does Serbia rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Serbia ranks 100th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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.