Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Guyana
Guyana: Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) was 77.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Guyana, 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 Guyana is 77.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 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, 41.0%, in 2004.
That places Guyana 134th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.0% | — |
| 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% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 77.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 76.0%, 1.0× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 77.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.0%, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Guyana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +34.1% | 41.0% | 55.0% |
| 2001 | +32.7% | 55.0% | 73.0% |
| 2004 | -25.5% | 55.0% | 41.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- 131 French Polynesia 78.0% compare
- 131 Liberia 78.0% compare
- 131 United Arab Emirates 78.0% compare
- 134 Bulgaria 77.0% compare
- 134 Ukraine 77.0% compare
- 134 Uzbekistan 77.0% compare
More health data for Guyana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4509 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 62 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.39 % 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 0.0477 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.38 % 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 0.0491 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Guyana?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Guyana was 77.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- 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 41.0% in 2004.
- How does Guyana rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Guyana ranks 134th out of 203 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 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).