Tuberculosis case detection rate in Somalia
Somalia: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 64.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Somalia, 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 Somalia is 64.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Somalia peaked at 65.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2000.
Somalia ranks 174th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.0% | — |
| 2001 | 21.0% | +16.7% |
| 2002 | 22.0% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 27.0% | +22.7% |
| 2004 | 34.0% | +25.9% |
| 2005 | 38.0% | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 35.0% | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 34.0% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 41.0% | +20.6% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 38.0% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 46.0% | +21.1% |
| 2012 | 50.0% | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 54.0% | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 51.0% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 54.0% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 61.0% | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 64.0% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 64.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 70.5%, 91% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 64.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.0%, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.9% | 18.0% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.8% | 38.0% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.6% | 60.0% | 65.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % 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 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % 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 Somalia?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Somalia was 64.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Somalia ranks 174th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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.