Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Jamaica
Jamaica: Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type was 38 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Jamaica, 1995–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Jamaica is 38, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.7% on the previous year and down 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Jamaica peaked at 89 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 18, in 2014.
Jamaica ranks 185th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 67 | — |
| 1996 | 72 | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 79 | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 89 | +12.7% |
| 1999 | 74 | -16.9% |
| 2000 | 45 | -39.2% |
| 2002 | 49 | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 53 | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 43 | -18.9% |
| 2005 | 53 | +23.3% |
| 2006 | 45 | -15.1% |
| 2007 | 63 | +40.0% |
| 2008 | 59 | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 66 | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 36 | -45.5% |
| 2011 | 44 | +22.2% |
| 2012 | 65 | +47.7% |
| 2013 | 77 | +18.5% |
| 2014 | 18 | -76.6% |
| 2015 | 23 | +27.8% |
| 2016 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27 | +17.4% |
| 2018 | 22 | -18.5% |
| 2019 | 66 | +200.0% |
| 2020 | 62 | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 38 | -38.7% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 38 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.5, 47% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 38 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 74.5, 51% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +200.0% | 22 | 66 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.2 | 67 | 89 | 5 |
| 2000s | 52.89 | 43 | 66 | 9 |
| 2010s | 40.1 | 18 | 77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50 | 38 | 62 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More health data for Jamaica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3325 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.64 % 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 0.0278 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0288 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Jamaica?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Jamaica was 38 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate by type recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 89 in 1998.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate by type recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 in 2014.
- How does Jamaica rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate by type?
- Jamaica ranks 185th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate by type rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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