Tuberculosis case detection rate in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 60.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Zimbabwe, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case detection rate in Zimbabwe stood at 60.0%.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Zimbabwe peaked at 80.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 2021.
That places Zimbabwe 183rd out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.0% | 58.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.3% | 69.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.2% | 52.0% | 60.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Zimbabwe
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 874.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,457 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 138,900 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 148,863 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 148,532 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 156,495 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 157,244 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 163,038 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Zimbabwe?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Zimbabwe was 60.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 2021.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Zimbabwe ranks 183rd out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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
The number of new and relapse tuberculosis cases diagnosed and treated in national TB control programmes and notified to WHO, divided by WHO's estimate of the number of incident TB cases for the same year.