Tuberculosis case detection rate in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 76.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Turkmenistan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case detection rate in Turkmenistan stood at 76.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Turkmenistan peaked at 76.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 2000.
That places Turkmenistan 100th 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 Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.0% | — |
| 2001 | 48.0% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 50.0% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 52.0% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 54.0% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 56.0% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 58.0% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 59.0% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 61.0% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 64.0% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 68.0% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 76.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.0%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 76.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.5%, 92% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.6% | 46.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.2% | 64.0% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 75.0% | 76.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
More health data for Turkmenistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4813 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,169 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 549 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.49 % 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 0.0499 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.48 % 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 Turkmenistan?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Turkmenistan was 76.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 76.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 2000.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Turkmenistan ranks 100th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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.