Tuberculosis case detection rate in Tanzania
Tanzania: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 64.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Tanzania, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 64.0% for tuberculosis case detection rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.8% on the previous year and up 73.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Tanzania peaked at 79.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2006.
That places Tanzania 174th 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 Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.0% | — |
| 2001 | 35.0% | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 33.0% | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 34.0% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 32.0% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 31.0% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 29.0% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 30.0% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 31.0% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 32.0% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 35.0% | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 39.0% | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 37.0% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 38.0% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 42.0% | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 46.0% | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 51.0% | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 58.0% | +13.7% |
| 2020 | 63.0% | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 66.0% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 79.0% | +19.7% |
| 2023 | 76.0% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 64.0% | -15.8% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 64.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.0%, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 64.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.0%, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.6% | 29.0% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 32.0% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.6% | 63.0% | 79.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More health data for Tanzania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 658.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,514 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 13 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.86 % 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 0.0786 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % 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 Tanzania?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Tanzania was 64.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2006.
- How does Tanzania rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Tanzania ranks 174th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.