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 181 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.
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.0% | — |
| 2001 | 26.0% | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 28.0% | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 27.0% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 30.0% | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 31.0% | +19.2% |
| 2010 | 24.0% | -22.6% |
| 2011 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25.0% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 24.0% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | -18.2% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | +22.2% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | -31.8% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 18.0% | +28.6% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 18.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.0%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 18.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.0%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
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
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9852 % 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 0.0731 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9785 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (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 181 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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Estimated percentage of people diagnosed with tuberculosis, who end up dying of it.