World - Tuberculosis case detection rate

Tuberculosis case detection rate (%, all forms)

Tuberculosis case detection rate (%, all forms) in World was 59.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 72.00 in 2019, while its lowest value was 35.00 in 2000.

Definition: Tuberculosis case detection rate (all forms) is the number of new and relapse tuberculosis cases notified to WHO in a given year, divided by WHO's estimate of the number of incident tuberculosis cases for the same year, expressed as a percentage. Estimates for all years are recalculated as new information becomes available and techniques are refined, so they may differ from those published previously.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report.

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Year Value
2000 35.00
2001 36.00
2002 38.00
2003 41.00
2004 43.00
2005 46.00
2006 49.00
2007 50.00
2008 52.00
2009 53.00
2010 53.00
2011 54.00
2012 54.00
2013 54.00
2014 57.00
2015 59.00
2016 62.00
2017 62.00
2018 68.00
2019 72.00
2020 59.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention