Tuberculosis case detection rate in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 45.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Solomon Islands, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 45.0% for tuberculosis case detection rate in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Solomon Islands peaked at 45.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 2000.
That places Solomon Islands 205th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.0% | — |
| 2001 | 25.0% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 26.0% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 28.0% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 30.0% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 32.0% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 34.0% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 36.0% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 37.0% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 38.0% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 39.0% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 41.0% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 42.0% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 43.0% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 44.0% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 45.0% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 45.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.0%, 66% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 45.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.5%, 62% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.5% | 24.0% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.8% | 36.0% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.8% | 44.0% | 45.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More health data for Solomon Islands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8993 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 106 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.33 % 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 0.0612 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.35 % 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 Solomon Islands?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Solomon Islands was 45.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 45.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 2000.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Solomon Islands ranks 205th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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.