Tuberculosis case detection rate in Thailand
Thailand: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 78.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Thailand, 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 Thailand is 78.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Thailand peaked at 83.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 2000.
That places Thailand 88th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.0% | — |
| 2001 | 32.0% | +45.5% |
| 2002 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 35.0% | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 36.0% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 39.0% | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 40.0% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 42.0% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 50.0% | +19.0% |
| 2010 | 54.0% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 50.0% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 53.0% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 58.0% | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 54.0% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 62.0% | +14.8% |
| 2017 | 72.0% | +16.1% |
| 2018 | 78.0% | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 82.0% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 70.0% | -15.7% |
| 2022 | 68.0% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 75.0% | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 78.0% | +4.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 78.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.0%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 78.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.5%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.8% | 22.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 50.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.8% | 68.0% | 83.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More health data for Thailand
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0316 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,582 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 677 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.01 % 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 0.0201 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Thailand?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Thailand was 78.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2000.
- How does Thailand rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Thailand ranks 88th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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.