Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Guam
Guam: Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) was 75.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Guam, 2000–2023
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis treatment success rate in Guam is 75.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Guam peaked at 96.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 68.0%, in 2002.
Guam ranks 140th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Guam, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93.0% | — |
| 2001 | 71.0% | -23.7% |
| 2002 | 68.0% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 96.0% | +41.2% |
| 2004 | 90.0% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 88.0% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 84.0% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 92.0% | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 83.0% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 80.0% | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 75.0% | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 79.0% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 76.0% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 75.0% | -1.3% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 75.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 76.0%, 99% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Guam's 75.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 84.0%, 89% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Guam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +41.2% | 68.0% | 96.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.7% | 68.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.2% | 80.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.2% | 75.0% | 79.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guam
More health data for Guam
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5 (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5954 % change on previous year (2090)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 1,090 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 1,196 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 1,173 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1,077 (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 1,081 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 1,181 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Guam?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Guam was 75.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.0% in 2002.
- How does Guam rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Guam ranks 140th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tuberculosis treatment success rate is the percentage of all new tuberculosis cases (or new and relapse cases for some countries) registered under a national tuberculosis control programme in a given year that successfully completed treatment, with or without bacteriological evidence of success ("cured" and "treatment completed" respectively).