Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: Tuberculosis treatment success rate
Costa Rica
86.0%
in 2023
Nicaragua
86.0%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
80th
Nicaragua rank
80th
Tuberculosis treatment success rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 86.0% against 86.0% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 80th and Nicaragua ranks 80th of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.0% | 81.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 77.7% | 85.0% | 7.3% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 85.9% | 1.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 83.5% | 86.5% | 3.0% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tuberculosis treatment success rate, Costa Rica or Nicaragua?
- Costa Rica, at 86.0% against 86.0% in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tuberculosis treatment success rate between Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Nicaragua rank globally for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 80th and Nicaragua ranks 80th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Tuberculosis treatment success rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Treatment success rate among new and relapse cases.