Tuberculosis case detection rate in East Timor
East Timor: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 68.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in East Timor, 2002–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis case detection rate in East Timor is 68.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.2% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in East Timor peaked at 96.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 2002.
That places East Timor 154th 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 22 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 28.0% | — |
| 2003 | 32.0% | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 40.0% | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 42.0% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 41.0% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 39.0% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 41.0% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 62.0% | +51.2% |
| 2011 | 64.0% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 59.0% | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 61.0% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 64.0% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 73.0% | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 72.0% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 79.0% | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 64.0% | -22.9% |
| 2021 | 59.0% | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 91.0% | +54.2% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 68.0% | -29.2% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 68.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.0%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 68.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.5%, 94% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.6% | 28.0% | 62.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 68.7% | 59.0% | 83.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 75.6% | 59.0% | 96.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More health data for East Timor
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.894 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 162 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.67 % 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 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.04 % 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 East Timor?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in East Timor was 68.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 2002.
- How does East Timor rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- East Timor ranks 154th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor 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.