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 86th out of 207 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.
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 |
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More health data for Thailand
- 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)
- 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 478,935 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 454,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 482,651 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 458,966 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 484,344 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 462,657 (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 86th out of 207 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
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.