Tuberculosis case detection rate in Syria
Syria: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 62.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Syria, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Syria recorded 62.0% for tuberculosis case detection rate in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Syria peaked at 62.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 2000.
Syria ranks 179th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Syria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.0% | — |
| 2001 | 40.0% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 42.0% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 43.0% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 45.0% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 47.0% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 48.0% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 49.0% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 51.0% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 54.0% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 55.0% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 57.0% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 58.0% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 60.0% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 62.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 70.5%, 88% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Syria's 62.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 73.0%, 85% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.6% | 39.0% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.1% | 54.0% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.0% | 62.0% | 62.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More health data for Syria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8632 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,122 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,491 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 7.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0503 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 7.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Syria?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Syria was 62.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 62.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 2000.
- How does Syria rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Syria ranks 179th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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.