Tuberculosis case detection rate in Kenya
Kenya: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 81.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %, all forms.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 81.0% for tuberculosis case detection rate in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Kenya peaked at 81.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 2006.
That places Kenya 73rd out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.6% | 45.0% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 45.0% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.6% | 55.0% | 81.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Kenya
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 686,178 (2025)
- Population, male 49.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 680,935 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 690,593 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 679,769 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 17.60 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 20.86 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 689,059 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 677,010 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 680,161 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Kenya?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Kenya was 81.0% in 2024, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 2006.
- How does Kenya rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Kenya ranks 73rd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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
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.