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 57th of 207 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.
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
- 54 Australia 87.0% compare
- 54 Netherlands 87.0% compare
- 54 Switzerland 87.0% compare
- 57 Finland 86.0% compare
- 57 Israel 86.0% compare
- 57 Sweden 86.0% compare
- 57 United States 86.0% compare
More health data for Spain
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 256,713 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 242,742 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 258,924 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 243,526 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 257,521 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 242,346 (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 57th out of 207 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
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.