Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Madagascar
Madagascar: Tuberculosis case fatality rate was 15.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case fatality rate in Madagascar stood at 15.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.8% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case fatality rate in Madagascar peaked at 26.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2024.
Madagascar ranks 61st of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.0% | 24.0% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 19.0% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 15.0% | 20.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Madagascar
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 920.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 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 294,158 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 291,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 298,887 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 295,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 303,995 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 300,558 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case fatality rate in Madagascar?
- Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Madagascar was 15.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 26.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for tuberculosis case fatality rate?
- Madagascar ranks 61st out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case fatality rate rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis case fatality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated percentage of people diagnosed with tuberculosis, who end up dying of it.