Tuberculosis case detection rate in Spain
Spain: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 86.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Spain, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 86.0% 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 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Spain peaked at 86.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 66.0%, in 2000.
Spain ranks 58th of 210 countries on this measure, 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.0% | — |
| 2001 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 70.0% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 79.0% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 86.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 86.0%, 1.0× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Spain's 86.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.5%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.2% | 66.0% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.0% | 77.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 86.0% | 86.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 55 Australia 87.0% compare
- 55 Netherlands 87.0% compare
- 55 Switzerland 87.0% compare
- 58 Finland 86.0% compare
- 58 Israel 86.0% compare
- 58 Sweden 86.0% compare
- 58 United States 86.0% compare
More health data for Spain
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2629 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,290 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 108 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.0396 % 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 0.0173 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.0227 % 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 Spain?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Spain was 86.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.0% in 2000.
- How does Spain rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Spain ranks 58th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.