Tuberculosis case detection rate in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 70.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case detection rate in Sierra Leone stood at 70.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Sierra Leone peaked at 70.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 131st 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 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.0% | — |
| 2001 | 17.0% | +21.4% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 19.0% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | +15.8% |
| 2006 | 27.0% | +22.7% |
| 2007 | 31.0% | +14.8% |
| 2008 | 36.0% | +16.1% |
| 2009 | 38.0% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 42.0% | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 41.0% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 42.0% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 39.0% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 40.0% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 38.0% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 45.0% | +18.4% |
| 2017 | 50.0% | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 54.0% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 49.0% | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 55.0% | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 60.0% | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 68.0% | +13.3% |
| 2024 | 70.0% | +2.9% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 70.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 70.5%, 99% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 70.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.0%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.9% | 14.0% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.7% | 38.0% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.4% | 49.0% | 70.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 131 Benin 70.0% compare
- 131 Bosnia and Herzegovina 70.0% compare
- 131 Burkina Faso 70.0% compare
- 131 Cambodia 70.0% compare
- 131 Congo 70.0% compare
- 131 Democratic Republic of Congo 70.0% compare
- 131 Georgia 70.0% compare
- 131 Guinea 70.0% compare
- 131 Guinea-Bissau 70.0% compare
- 131 Mali 70.0% compare
- 131 Mauritania 70.0% compare
- 131 Nicaragua 70.0% compare
- 131 Palestine 70.0% compare
More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,209 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6447 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6611 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Sierra Leone?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Sierra Leone was 70.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 70.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Sierra Leone ranks 131st out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.