China vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Tuberculosis treatment success rate
Tuberculosis treatment success rate over time
- China
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
China currently reports 95.0% against 71.0% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 24.0%.
That makes China's figure about 1.3 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 24 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 19th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 203 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.9% | 74.6% | 18.3% | China |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 74.5% | 19.7% | China |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 71.2% | 23.5% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tuberculosis treatment success rate, China or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- China, at 95.0% against 71.0% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tuberculosis treatment success rate between China and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 24.0%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do China and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- China ranks 19th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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).