Tuberculosis case detection rate in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 77.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Latin America & Caribbean, 2000–2024
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %, all forms.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 77.0% for tuberculosis case detection rate in 2024.
The figure is up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 78.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.5% | 50.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.1% | 68.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.6% | 67.0% | 77.0% | 5 |
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Age dependency ratio, old 15.0% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 11.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 29.84 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 9.1% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 67.72 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 10.2% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 32.7% (2025)
- Population, male 49.2% (2025)
- Population, male 328.04 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 37.88 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Latin America & Caribbean was 77.0% in 2024, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2000.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.