Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Guatemala
Guatemala: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 85.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Guatemala, 1994–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Guatemala stood at 85.0%.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Guatemala peaked at 91.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 2006.
Guatemala ranks 89th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 62.0% | — |
| 1995 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 81.0% | +32.8% |
| 1997 | 73.0% | -9.9% |
| 1998 | 79.0% | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 81.0% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 86.0% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 91.0% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 85.0% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 47.0% | -44.7% |
| 2007 | 84.0% | +78.7% |
| 2008 | 82.0% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 82.0% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 84.0% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 85.0% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.8% | 61.0% | 81.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 80.8% | 47.0% | 91.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 85.8% | 82.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 85.0% | 89.0% | 4 |
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More health data for Guatemala
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7968 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,202 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,022 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 5.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 4.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Guatemala?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Guatemala was 85.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 2006.
- How does Guatemala rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Guatemala ranks 89th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis treatment success rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Treatment success rate among new and relapse cases.