Tuberculosis case detection rate in Suriname
Suriname: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 61.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Suriname, 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 Suriname is 61.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Suriname peaked at 71.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 2000.
That places Suriname 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 24 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.0% | — |
| 2001 | 41.0% | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 44.0% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 47.0% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 50.0% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 53.0% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 55.0% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 58.0% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 60.0% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 62.0% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 65.0% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 67.0% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 70.0% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 66.0% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 61.0% | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 61.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.0%, 82% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 61.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.0%, 75% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.6% | 38.0% | 60.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 67.9% | 62.0% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.0% | 61.0% | 66.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More health data for Suriname
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6063 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,195 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.0344 % 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 0.0409 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0221 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0425 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Suriname?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Suriname 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Suriname ranks 181st out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname 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.