Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Tuberculosis case fatality rate was 35.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Puerto Rico, 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 Puerto Rico is 35.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 45.8% on the previous year and up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case fatality rate in Puerto Rico peaked at 35.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2015.
That places Puerto Rico 3rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.8% | 14.0% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 13.0% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 19.0% | 35.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 1 Ireland 7.0% compare
- 1 United Arab Emirates 100.0% compare
- 2 Lesotho 36.0% compare
- 2 Luxembourg 4.0% compare
- 4 Turkmenistan 32.0% compare
- 5 Ghana 30.0% compare
- 5 Guyana 30.0% compare
More health data for Puerto Rico
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,519 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, total 2.02 million (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 15,521 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 971,601 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 64.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 14,230 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 13,590 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 14,358 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case fatality rate in Puerto Rico?
- Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Puerto Rico was 35.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2015.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for tuberculosis case fatality rate?
- Puerto Rico ranks 3rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case fatality rate rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.