Tuberculosis case detection rate in Yemen
Yemen: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 74.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 74.0% for tuberculosis case detection rate in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Yemen peaked at 74.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 74.0%, in 2000.
That places Yemen 110th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74.0% | — |
| 2001 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 74.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 70.5%, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 74.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 73.0%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.0% | 74.0% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.0% | 74.0% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.0% | 74.0% | 74.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 103 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0766 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Yemen?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Yemen was 74.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 74.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.0% in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Yemen ranks 110th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Yemen 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.