South Africa - Tuberculosis case detection rate

Tuberculosis case detection rate (%, all forms)

Tuberculosis case detection rate (%, all forms) in South Africa was 58.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 58.00 in 2020, while its lowest value was 38.00 in 2001.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report.

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Year Value
2000 44.00
2001 38.00
2002 48.00
2003 46.00
2004 49.00
2005 46.00
2006 50.00
2007 50.00
2008 55.00
2009 57.00
2010 56.00
2011 58.00
2012 53.00
2013 53.00
2014 53.00
2015 52.00
2016 52.00
2017 58.00
2018 58.00
2019 58.00
2020 58.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention