Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Tuberculosis case fatality rate was 8 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 8 for tuberculosis case fatality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case fatality rate in Dominican Republic peaked at 24 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2022.
That places Dominican Republic 122nd out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24 | — |
| 2001 | 21 | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 20 | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 11 | -42.1% |
| 2006 | 18 | +63.6% |
| 2007 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 17 | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 12 | -29.4% |
| 2010 | 18 | +50.0% |
| 2011 | 15 | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 15 | +36.4% |
| 2021 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 8 | -42.9% |
| 2023 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8 | +0.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 8 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9, 89% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 8 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10, 80% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +63.6% | 11 | 18 |
| 2010 | +50.0% | 12 | 18 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.2 | 11 | 24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.9 | 11 | 18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6 | 8 | 15 | 5 |
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More health data for Dominican Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5233 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 598 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.13 % 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 0.0418 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0434 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case fatality rate in Dominican Republic?
- Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Dominican Republic was 8 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 24 in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2022.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for tuberculosis case fatality rate?
- Dominican Republic ranks 122nd out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case fatality rate rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis case fatality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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