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 181st out of 210 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.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.0% | — |
| 2001 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 50.0% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 49.0% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 51.0% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 49.0% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 51.0% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 53.0% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 61.0% | +15.1% |
| 2017 | 63.0% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 60.0% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 66.0% | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 72.0% | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 53.0% | -26.4% |
| 2024 | 61.0% | +15.1% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 61.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 70.5%, 87% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 61.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.0%, 87% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis case detection rate in Sudan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -26.4% | 72.0% | 53.0% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More health data for Sudan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6701 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 22 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0737 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (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 181st out of 210 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
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.