Tuberculosis case detection rate in Sudan
Sudan: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 61.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Sudan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case detection rate in Sudan stood at 61.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.1% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Sudan peaked at 72.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 49.0%, in 2000.
That places Sudan 178th 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 | 49.2% | 49.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.9% | 49.0% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.4% | 53.0% | 72.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Sudan
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 841.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,804 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 2,032 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 2,032 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 451,824 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 450,225 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 464,203 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 462,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 475,943 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 473,410 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Sudan?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Sudan was 61.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 72.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.0% in 2000.
- How does Sudan rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Sudan ranks 178th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan 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.