Tuberculosis case detection rate in Guam
Guam: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 65.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Guam, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case detection rate in Guam stood at 65.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Guam peaked at 65.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 2000.
Guam ranks 166th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Guam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.0% | — |
| 2001 | 43.0% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 44.0% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 45.0% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 46.0% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 47.0% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 49.0% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 51.0% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 53.0% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 55.0% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 57.0% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 58.0% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 59.0% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 65.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 86.0%, 76% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Guam's 65.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.5%, 90% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.5% | 42.0% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.2% | 57.0% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 65.0% | 65.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guam
- 166 French Polynesia 65.0% compare
- 166 Honduras 65.0% compare
- 166 Hong Kong 65.0% compare
- 166 Macao 65.0% compare
- 166 Mauritius 65.0% compare
- 166 New Caledonia 65.0% compare
- 166 Northern Mariana Islands 65.0% compare
More health data for Guam
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5 deaths (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5954 % change on previous year (2090)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 1,124 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 1,173 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 1,090 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 1,174 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, female, interpolated 1,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 1,140 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Guam?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Guam was 65.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 65.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 2000.
- How does Guam rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Guam ranks 166th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis case detection rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of new and relapse tuberculosis cases diagnosed and treated in national TB control programs and notified to WHO, divided by WHO's estimate of the number of incident TB cases for the same year.