Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Guyana
Guyana: Tuberculosis cases, per capita was 0.0007 cases per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Guyana, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cases per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis cases, per capita in Guyana is 0.0007 cases per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis cases, per capita in Guyana peaked at 0.0017 cases per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 cases per person, in 2020.
That places Guyana 74th out of 208 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.
Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Guyana, year by year
| Year | cases per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0014 cases per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0013 cases per person | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0017 cases per person | +30.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0017 cases per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0016 cases per person | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0014 cases per person | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0016 cases per person | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0013 cases per person | -16.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0015 cases per person | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 cases per person | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 cases per person | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 cases per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 cases per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0013 cases per person | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 0.001 cases per person | -22.1% |
| 2015 | 0.001 cases per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.001 cases per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0009 cases per person | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 cases per person | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 cases per person | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 cases per person | -26.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 cases per person | +13.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 cases per person | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 cases per person | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0007 cases per person | -0.6% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.0007 cases per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 cases per person, 8.5× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.0007 cases per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0003 cases per person, 2.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0015 cases per person | 0.0013 cases per person | 0.0017 cases per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 cases per person | 0.0008 cases per person | 0.0015 cases per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 cases per person | 0.0006 cases per person | 0.0007 cases per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More health data for Guyana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4509 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,225 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 62 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.39 % 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 0.0477 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.38 % 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 cases, per capita in Guyana?
- Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Guyana was 0.0007 cases per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0017 cases per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 cases per person in 2020.
- How does Guyana rank for tuberculosis cases, per capita?
- Guyana ranks 74th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis cases, per capita rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tuberculosis cases, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tuberculosis cases divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tuberculosis cases ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tuberculosis cases WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tuberculosis cases divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.