Tuberculosis case detection rate in South Africa
South Africa: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 74.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in South Africa, 2000–2024
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %, all forms.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis case detection rate in South Africa is 74.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and up 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in South Africa peaked at 79.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 2001.
South Africa ranks 106th of 206 countries on this measure, 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 | 46.6% | 36.0% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.1% | 51.0% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.4% | 55.0% | 79.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More health data for South Africa
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 517,899 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 530,309 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 528,326 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 525,570 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 521,292 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 518,894 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 515,776 (2025)
- Population, female 51.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 529,289 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 514,885 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in South Africa?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in South Africa was 74.0% in 2024, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 2001.
- How does South Africa rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- South Africa ranks 106th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.