Tuberculosis case detection rate in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 61.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Vanuatu, 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 Vanuatu is 61.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 12.9% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Vanuatu peaked at 70.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 2002.
Vanuatu ranks 181st of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.0% | — |
| 2001 | 32.0% | +28.0% |
| 2002 | 21.0% | -34.4% |
| 2003 | 24.0% | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 30.0% | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | -26.7% |
| 2006 | 42.0% | +90.9% |
| 2007 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 36.0% | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 47.0% | +30.6% |
| 2010 | 42.0% | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 41.0% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 48.0% | +17.1% |
| 2013 | 50.0% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 48.0% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 62.0% | +29.2% |
| 2016 | 49.0% | -21.0% |
| 2017 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 52.0% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 57.0% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 54.0% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 47.0% | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 58.0% | +23.4% |
| 2023 | 70.0% | +20.7% |
| 2024 | 61.0% | -12.9% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 61.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.0%, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 61.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.5%, 84% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.1% | 21.0% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.8% | 41.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.0% | 47.0% | 70.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More health data for Vanuatu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8846 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 695.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3888 % 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 0.0639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.395 % 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 Vanuatu?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Vanuatu was 61.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 70.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 2002.
- How does Vanuatu rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Vanuatu ranks 181st out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.