New cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB in Jamaica
Jamaica: New cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 192 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2008
All-time low
0.0%
in 2007
Years of data
20
2005–2024
New cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB in Jamaica, 2005–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 100.0% for new cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, new cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb in Jamaica peaked at 100.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2007.
Jamaica ranks 1st of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
New cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 19.0% | — |
| 2006 | 33.0% | +73.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | — |
| 2009 | 87.0% | -13.0% |
| 2010 | 31.0% | -64.4% |
| 2011 | 64.0% | +106.5% |
| 2012 | 76.0% | +18.8% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +31.6% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 58.0% | -42.0% |
| 2016 | 75.0% | +29.3% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | -69.3% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +334.8% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.8% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 72.7% | 23.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 95.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is new cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb in Jamaica?
- New cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb in Jamaica was 100.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest new cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest new cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2007.
- How does Jamaica rank for new cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb?
- Jamaica ranks 1st out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of New cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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