Tuberculosis case detection rate in Venezuela
Venezuela: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 82.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Venezuela, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case detection rate in Venezuela stood at 82.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Venezuela peaked at 82.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 2000.
Venezuela ranks 71st of 210 countries on this measure, 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 Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.0% | — |
| 2001 | 45.0% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 47.0% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 50.0% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 53.0% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 55.0% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 57.0% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 59.0% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 61.0% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 65.0% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 68.0% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 70.0% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 72.0% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 74.0% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 76.0% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 75.0% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 74.0% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 73.0% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 68.0% | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 73.0% | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 77.0% | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 82.0% | +6.5% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 82.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.0%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 82.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.0%, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.2% | 42.0% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.1% | 65.0% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.6% | 68.0% | 82.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 888 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4153 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Venezuela?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Venezuela was 82.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 2000.
- How does Venezuela rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Venezuela ranks 71st out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.