Tuberculosis case detection rate in Zambia
Zambia: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 81.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Zambia, 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 Zambia is 81.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 12.9% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Zambia peaked at 93.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 2018.
Zambia ranks 73rd 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 | 68.8% | 62.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.5% | 56.0% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 66.0% | 93.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Zambia
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 290,979 (2025)
- Population, male 49.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 302,089 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 301,939 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 6.31 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 8.98 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 296,231 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 296,034 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 291,211 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 279,125 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Zambia?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Zambia was 81.0% in 2024, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 2018.
- How does Zambia rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Zambia ranks 73rd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.