Tuberculosis case detection rate in Guatemala
Guatemala: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 89.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Guatemala, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis case detection rate in Guatemala is 89.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Guatemala peaked at 89.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 89.0%, in 2000.
Guatemala ranks 47th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89.0% | — |
| 2001 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 89.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.0%, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 89.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.0%, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.0% | 89.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.0% | 89.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.0% | 89.0% | 89.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More health data for Guatemala
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7968 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,202 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,022 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4059 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3488 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Guatemala?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Guatemala was 89.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.0% in 2000.
- How does Guatemala rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Guatemala ranks 47th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.