Previously treated cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB (%) in South Korea
South Korea: Previously treated cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 180 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2022
All-time low
13.0%
in 2011
Years of data
13
2011–2024
Previously treated cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB in South Korea, 2011–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for previously treated cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb in South Korea is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 85.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, previously treated cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb in South Korea peaked at 100.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2011.
That places South Korea 1st out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Previously treated cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13.0% | — |
| 2013 | 43.0% | +230.8% |
| 2014 | 54.0% | +25.6% |
| 2015 | 51.0% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 55.0% | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 61.0% | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 82.0% | +34.4% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 72.0% | -18.2% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +38.9% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 83.0%, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 100.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 85.0%, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Previously treated cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB in South Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +230.8% | 13.0% | 43.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 55.5% | 13.0% | 85.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 92.0% | 72.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is previously treated cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb in South Korea?
- Previously treated cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb in South Korea was 100.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest previously treated cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest previously treated cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2011.
- How does South Korea rank for previously treated cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb?
- South Korea ranks 1st out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is previously treated cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea 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.
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