Tuberculosis case detection rate in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 66.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka is 66.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Sri Lanka peaked at 71.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2001.
That places Sri Lanka 159th out of 207 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.7% | 27.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.2% | 53.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.8% | 52.0% | 71.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More health data for Sri Lanka
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 304 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 104 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 104 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 165,896 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 161,381 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 168,135 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 163,591 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 171,383 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 167,020 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Sri Lanka?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Sri Lanka was 66.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2001.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 159th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.