Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) was 85.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Guatemala, 2000–2023
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 85.0% for tuberculosis treatment success rate in 2023.
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 87th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 86.0% | — |
| 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% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 85.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.5%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 85.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.0%, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Guatemala 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +78.7% | 47.0% | 84.0% |
| 2006 | -44.7% | 85.0% | 47.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,022 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4059 % 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 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3488 % 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 0.0504 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 Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- 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 87th out of 203 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 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).