Tuberculosis case detection rate in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 66.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka is 66.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Sri Lanka peaked at 71.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2001.
Sri Lanka ranks 158th 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.7% | 27.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.2% | 53.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.8% | 52.0% | 71.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Sri Lanka
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 180,386 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 178,645 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 181,841 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 177,423 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 180,317 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 175,626 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 19.0% (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 174,543 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 176,459 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 180,151 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Sri Lanka?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Sri Lanka was 66.0% in 2024, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2001.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 158th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.