Tuberculosis case detection rate fell 15.0% to 51.0% in Sri Lanka in 2020, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, tuberculosis case detection rate in Sri Lanka reached an all time high of 74.0% in 2011 and an all time low of 44.0% in 1996. When compared to Sri Lanka's main peers, tuberculosis case detection rate in India amounted to 57.0%, 77.0% in Malaysia, 57.0% in Maldives and 62.0% in Myanmar in 2020.
Sri Lanka has been ranked 151st within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of tuberculosis case detection rate, 43 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Tuberculosis Case Detection Rate (%, All Forms) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bangladesh | % | 59.0% | 63.0% | 68.0% | 74.0% | 80.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | % | 62.0% | 62.0% | 66.0% | 58.0% | 64.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 88.0% | 88.0% | 88.0% | 92.0% | 88.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 49.0% | 53.0% | 52.0% | 62.0% | 73.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | % | 39.0% | 43.0% | 52.0% | 68.0% | 67.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | % | 37.0% | 41.0% | 49.0% | 57.0% | 61.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | % | 85.0% | 85.0% | 85.0% | 85.0% | 85.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Maldives | % | 84.0% | 84.0% | 84.0% | 84.0% | 84.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | % | 69.0% | 71.0% | 70.0% | 78.0% | 79.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 57.0% | 62.0% | 62.0% | 62.0% | 56.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | % | 87.0% | 87.0% | 87.0% | 87.0% | 87.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | % | 67.0% | 62.0% | 60.0% | 62.0% | 60.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | % | 54.0% | 62.0% | 72.0% | 78.0% | 82.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | 55.0% | 57.0% | 58.0% | 58.0% | 61.0% |
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