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 171st of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
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
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 1,320 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1,320 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 161,442 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 160,345 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 166,877 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 165,473 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 172,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 170,886 (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 171st out of 207 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
The number of new and relapse tuberculosis cases diagnosed and treated in national TB control programmes and notified to WHO, divided by WHO's estimate of the number of incident TB cases for the same year.