Tuberculosis case detection rate in Ghana

Ghana: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 46.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
46.0%
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
200th
of 206 countries
All-time high
46.0%
in 2024
All-time low
26.0%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Tuberculosis case detection rate in Ghana, 2000–2024

010203040502000201220242000: 26 %, all forms2001: 28 %, all forms2002: 27 %, all forms2003: 27 %, all forms2004: 26 %, all forms2005: 27 %, all forms2006: 27 %, all forms2007: 28 %, all forms2008: 30 %, all forms2009: 32 %, all forms2010: 31 %, all forms2011: 33 %, all forms2012: 32 %, all forms2013: 33 %, all forms2014: 32 %, all forms2015: 31 %, all forms2016: 31 %, all forms2017: 31 %, all forms2018: 31 %, all forms2019: 33 %, all forms2020: 28 %, all forms2021: 30 %, all forms2022: 38 %, all forms2023: 44 %, all forms2024: 46 %, all forms

Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %, all forms.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 46.0% for tuberculosis case detection rate in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Ghana peaked at 46.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2000.

Ghana ranks 200th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27.8% 26.0% 32.0% 10
2010s 31.8% 31.0% 33.0% 10
2020s 37.2% 28.0% 46.0% 5

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 197 Lesotho 51.0% compare
  2. 198 Kiribati 47.0% compare
  3. 198 Micronesia (country) 47.0% compare
  4. 201 Solomon Islands 45.0% compare
  5. 202 Myanmar 44.0% compare
  6. 203 Eritrea 43.0% compare
  7. 203 Kyrgyzstan 43.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Ghana?
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Ghana was 46.0% in 2024, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 46.0% in 2024.
What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2000.
How does Ghana rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
Ghana ranks 200th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Tuberculosis case detection rate (%, all forms). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Tuberculosis case detection rate (%, all forms)
Unit
%, all forms
Source
Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
225 places, 5,403 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.