Korea vs Sri Lanka: Tuberculosis treatment success rate
Korea
79.0%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
80.0%
in 2023
Korea rank
126th
Sri Lanka rank
125th
Tuberculosis treatment success rate over time
- Korea
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 80.0% against 79.0% in Korea, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Korea ranks 126th and Sri Lanka ranks 125th of 206 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.4% | 78.2% | 1.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 82.3% | 84.1% | 1.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 83.3% | 85.6% | 2.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 79.8% | 80.5% | 0.8% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tuberculosis treatment success rate, Korea or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 80.0% against 79.0% in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tuberculosis treatment success rate between Korea and Sri Lanka?
- 1.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Sri Lanka?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
- How do Korea and Sri Lanka rank globally for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Korea ranks 126th and Sri Lanka ranks 125th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO (2025) β 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.