Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Tuberculosis case fatality rate was 8.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 8.0% 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 24.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2022.
That places Dominican Republic 122nd out of 179 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.2% | 11.0% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 11.0% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 8.0% | 15.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Dominican Republic
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 598 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 96,116 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 93,194 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 98,074 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 94,949 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 98,239 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 94,941 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case fatality rate in Dominican Republic?
- Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Dominican Republic was 8.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2022.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for tuberculosis case fatality rate?
- Dominican Republic ranks 122nd out of 179 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 WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis case fatality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated percentage of people diagnosed with tuberculosis, who end up dying of it.