Tuberculosis case detection rate in Singapore
Singapore: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 89.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Singapore, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis case detection rate in Singapore is 89.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Singapore peaked at 89.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 2000.
That places Singapore 47th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.0% | — |
| 2001 | 57.0% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 59.0% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 60.0% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 62.0% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 64.0% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 67.0% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 70.0% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 73.0% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 79.0% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 89.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 86.0%, 1.0× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 89.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.5%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.4% | 56.0% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.4% | 79.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.8% | 88.0% | 89.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More health data for Singapore
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,924 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.93 % 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 0.0196 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.52 % 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 Singapore?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Singapore was 89.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 2000.
- How does Singapore rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Singapore ranks 47th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.