Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Guinea
Guinea: Tuberculosis case fatality rate was 18.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis case fatality rate in Guinea is 18.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 28.6% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case fatality rate in Guinea peaked at 31.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2022.
That places Guinea 36th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 27.6% | 26.0% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 18.0% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 14.0% | 22.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 36 Burkina Faso 18.0% compare
- 36 Cameroon 18.0% compare
- 36 Cote d'Ivoire 18.0% compare
- 36 Democratic Republic of Congo 18.0% compare
- 36 Mali 18.0% compare
- 36 Papua New Guinea 18.0% compare
- 36 Somalia 18.0% compare
- 36 South Sudan 18.0% compare
More health data for Guinea
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,123 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11,190 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 134,499 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 132,088 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 137,041 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 134,485 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 139,065 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 136,370 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case fatality rate in Guinea?
- Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Guinea was 18.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2022.
- How does Guinea rank for tuberculosis case fatality rate?
- Guinea ranks 36th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case fatality rate rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea 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.