Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Guyana
Guyana: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 77.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Guyana, 1995–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Guyana stood at 77.0%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Guyana peaked at 77.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 1997.
That places Guyana 136th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 44.0% | — |
| 1996 | 76.0% | +72.7% |
| 1997 | 15.0% | -80.3% |
| 1999 | 55.0% | +266.7% |
| 2000 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 73.0% | +32.7% |
| 2002 | 66.0% | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 55.0% | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 41.0% | -25.5% |
| 2005 | 55.0% | +34.1% |
| 2006 | 58.0% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 65.0% | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 62.0% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 67.0% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 69.0% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 68.0% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 71.0% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 71.0% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 67.0% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 70.0% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 77.0% | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.5% | 15.0% | 76.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 59.4% | 41.0% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.1% | 64.0% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.2% | 67.0% | 77.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 133 French Polynesia 78.0% compare
- 133 Liberia 78.0% compare
- 133 United Arab Emirates 78.0% compare
- 136 Bulgaria 77.0% compare
- 136 Ukraine 77.0% compare
- 136 Uzbekistan 77.0% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Guyana?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Guyana was 77.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 1997.
- How does Guyana rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Guyana ranks 136th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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.