Which has higher tuberculosis treatment success rate, Cuba or North Korea?

Cuba, at 88.0% against 88.0% in North Korea as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and North Korea?

23 years are reported by both, from 2000 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.

Cuba vs North Korea: Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases)

Cuba

88.0%

in 2023

North Korea

88.0%

in 2023

Cuba rank

67th

North Korea rank

67th

Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) over time

Cuba
North Korea

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 88.0% against 88.0% in North Korea, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 67th and North Korea ranks 67th of 203 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and North Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	North Korea	Difference	Ahead
2000s	91.2%	88.5%	2.7%	Cuba
2010s	84.2%	88.7%	4.4%	North Korea
2020s	83.2%	87.5%	4.2%	North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tuberculosis treatment success rate, Cuba or North Korea?: Cuba, at 88.0% against 88.0% in North Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in tuberculosis treatment success rate between Cuba and North Korea?: 0.0%, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and North Korea?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Cuba and North Korea rank globally for tuberculosis treatment success rate?: Cuba ranks 67th and North Korea ranks 67th 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: 12 November 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).