Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Jamaica
Jamaica: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 38.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Jamaica, 1995–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis treatment success rate in Jamaica is 38.0%, 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 in Jamaica peaked at 89.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2014.
Jamaica ranks 195th of 206 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 in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 67.0% | — |
| 1996 | 72.0% | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 79.0% | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 89.0% | +12.7% |
| 1999 | 74.0% | -16.9% |
| 2000 | 45.0% | -39.2% |
| 2002 | 49.0% | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 53.0% | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 43.0% | -18.9% |
| 2005 | 53.0% | +23.3% |
| 2006 | 45.0% | -15.1% |
| 2007 | 63.0% | +40.0% |
| 2008 | 59.0% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 66.0% | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 36.0% | -45.5% |
| 2011 | 44.0% | +22.2% |
| 2012 | 65.0% | +47.7% |
| 2013 | 77.0% | +18.5% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | -76.6% |
| 2015 | 23.0% | +27.8% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27.0% | +17.4% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | -18.5% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | +200.0% |
| 2020 | 62.0% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 38.0% | -38.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.2% | 67.0% | 89.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 52.9% | 43.0% | 66.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 18.0% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.0% | 38.0% | 62.0% | 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,308 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0267 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0219 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Jamaica?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Jamaica was 38.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2014.
- How does Jamaica rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Jamaica ranks 195th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate 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 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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About this data
Treatment success rate among new and relapse cases.