Tuberculosis case detection rate in Uganda
Uganda: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 90.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Uganda, 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 Uganda is 90.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Uganda peaked at 100.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 2000.
That places Uganda 46th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.0% | — |
| 2001 | 56.0% | +21.7% |
| 2002 | 62.0% | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 66.0% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 63.0% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 64.0% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 62.0% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 67.0% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 63.0% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 60.0% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 55.0% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 57.0% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 67.0% | +17.5% |
| 2019 | 77.0% | +14.9% |
| 2020 | 69.0% | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | +18.8% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +22.0% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 90.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 70.5%, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 90.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.0%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.0% | 46.0% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.8% | 55.0% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.2% | 69.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 111 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.0787 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % 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 Uganda?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Uganda was 90.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Uganda ranks 46th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.