Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Guam
Guam: Tuberculosis case fatality rate was 17.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Guam, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guam recorded 17.0% for tuberculosis case fatality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case fatality rate in Guam peaked at 27.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2018.
Guam ranks 45th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.5% | 21.0% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 17.0% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 17.0% | 17.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guam
- 45 Burundi 17.0% compare
- 45 Congo 17.0% compare
- 45 French Polynesia 17.0% compare
- 45 Liberia 17.0% compare
- 45 Macao 17.0% compare
- 45 Mauritania 17.0% compare
- 45 New Caledonia 17.0% compare
- 45 Northern Mariana Islands 17.0% compare
- 45 Senegal 17.0% compare
More health data for Guam
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 1,362 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 1,322 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 1,488 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 1,394 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 1,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 1,435 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 11,936 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 1,546 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case fatality rate in Guam?
- Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Guam was 17.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 27.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2018.
- How does Guam rank for tuberculosis case fatality rate?
- Guam ranks 45th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case fatality rate rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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.