Tuberculosis case detection rate in Guyana
Guyana: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 77.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Guyana, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case detection rate in Guyana stood at 77.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Guyana peaked at 77.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 2000.
Guyana ranks 91st of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.7% | 37.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.8% | 63.0% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 77.0% | 77.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Guyana
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,225 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 62 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 7,488 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 7,332 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 7,346 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 7,140 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 7,168 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 6,930 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Guyana?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Guyana was 77.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Guyana ranks 91st out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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
The number of new and relapse tuberculosis cases diagnosed and treated in national TB control programmes and notified to WHO, divided by WHO's estimate of the number of incident TB cases for the same year.