Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Brazil
Brazil: Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type was 65 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Brazil, 1995–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 65 for tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Brazil peaked at 80 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 17, in 1995.
Brazil ranks 165th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 17 | — |
| 1996 | 20 | +17.6% |
| 1997 | 27 | +35.0% |
| 1998 | 40 | +48.1% |
| 1999 | 78 | +95.0% |
| 2000 | 71 | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 55 | -22.5% |
| 2002 | 80 | +45.5% |
| 2003 | 77 | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 72 | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 69 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 72 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 69 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 70 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 72 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 73 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 72 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 71 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 72 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 71 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 69 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 67 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 65 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 66 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 65 | -1.5% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 65 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.5, 80% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 65 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 74.5, 87% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Brazil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +95.0% | 40 | 78 |
| 1998 | +48.1% | 27 | 40 |
| 2002 | +45.5% | 55 | 80 |
| 1997 | +35.0% | 20 | 27 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.4 | 17 | 78 | 5 |
| 2000s | 70.7 | 55 | 80 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.4 | 69 | 73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.75 | 65 | 67 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,476 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0296 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0309 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Brazil?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Brazil was 65 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate by type recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 80 in 2002.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate by type recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 in 1995.
- How does Brazil rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate by type?
- Brazil ranks 165th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate by type rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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