Tuberculosis case detection rate in Sweden
Sweden: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 86.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Sweden, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 86.0% for tuberculosis case detection rate in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Sweden peaked at 86.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 70.0%, in 2000.
Sweden 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 | 74.2% | 70.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 80.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 86.0% | 86.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 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 Spain 86.0% compare
- 57 United States 86.0% compare
More health data for Sweden
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,109 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 30 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 66,073 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 56,430 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 62,494 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 56,433 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 61,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 57,504 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Sweden?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Sweden 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.0% in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Sweden ranks 57th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.