Previously treated cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB in Japan

Japan: Previously treated cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB was 58.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
58.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
140th
of 180 countries
All-time high
67.0%
in 2018
All-time low
26.0%
in 2007
Years of data
16
2007–2024

Previously treated cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB in Japan, 2007–2024

02040602007201520242007: 262010: 392011: 402012: 442013: 342014: 412015: 412016: 432017: 462018: 672019: 632020: 582021: 602022: 572023: 582024: 58

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for previously treated cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb in Japan is 58.0%, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 41.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, previously treated cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb in Japan peaked at 67.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2007.

That places Japan 140th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Previously treated cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Previously treated cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB (%) in Japan, 2007 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2007 26.0%
2010 39.0% +50.0%
2011 40.0% +2.6%
2012 44.0% +10.0%
2013 34.0% -22.7%
2014 41.0% +20.6%
2015 41.0% +0.0%
2016 43.0% +4.9%
2017 46.0% +7.0%
2018 67.0% +45.7%
2019 63.0% -6.0%
2020 58.0% -7.9%
2021 60.0% +3.4%
2022 57.0% -5.0%
2023 58.0% +1.8%
2024 58.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 26.0% 26.0% 26.0% 1
2010s 45.8% 34.0% 67.0% 10
2020s 58.2% 57.0% 60.0% 5

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 140 New Zealand 58.0% compare
  2. 140 Angola 58.0% compare
  3. 140 Czechia 58.0% compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

More health data for Japan

All data for Japan →

Frequently asked questions

What is previously treated cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb in Japan?
Previously treated cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb in Japan was 58.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest previously treated cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 2018.
What is the lowest previously treated cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2007.
How does Japan rank for previously treated cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb?
Japan ranks 140th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
Is previously treated cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Previously treated cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Previously treated cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB in Japan. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 24 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/previously-treated-cases-tested-for-rr-mdr-tb-percent/japan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/previously-treated-cases-tested-for-rr-mdr-tb-percent/japan/">Previously treated cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB in Japan</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Previously treated cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
192 places, 3,071 data points, 2005–2024
Last refreshed