How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United Kingdom?

20 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.

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.

Costa Rica vs United Kingdom: Tuberculosis treatment success rate

Costa Rica

86.0%

in 2023

United Kingdom

86.0%

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

78th

United Kingdom rank

78th

Tuberculosis treatment success rate over time

Costa Rica
United Kingdom

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 86.0% against 86.0% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2001 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 78th and United Kingdom ranks 78th of 203 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
2000s	80.2%	73.4%	6.9%	Costa Rica
2010s	87.6%	80.4%	7.1%	Costa Rica
2020s	84.3%	83.3%	1.0%	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tuberculosis treatment success rate, Costa Rica or United Kingdom?: Costa Rica, at 86.0% against 86.0% in United Kingdom as of 2023.
What is the difference in tuberculosis treatment success rate between Costa Rica and United Kingdom?: 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United Kingdom?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and United Kingdom rank globally for tuberculosis treatment success rate?: Costa Rica ranks 78th and United Kingdom ranks 78th 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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Indicator: Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases)
Unit: % of new cases
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 222 places, 4,903 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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).