Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type was 86 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Costa Rica, 1999–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Costa Rica is 86, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Costa Rica peaked at 92 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 57, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 74th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 81 | — |
| 2000 | 57 | -29.6% |
| 2001 | 64 | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 79 | +23.4% |
| 2003 | 91 | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 90 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 86 | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 89 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 57 | -36.0% |
| 2010 | 88 | +54.4% |
| 2011 | 88 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 86 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 88 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 89 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 85 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 84 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 92 | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 88 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 84 | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 83 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 86 | +3.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 86 is above the median for high income countries, which is 76, 1.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 86 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 74.5, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Costa Rica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +54.4% | 57 | 88 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81 | 81 | 81 | 1 |
| 2000s | 77.67 | 57 | 91 | 9 |
| 2010s | 87.56 | 84 | 92 | 9 |
| 2020s | 84.33 | 83 | 86 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More health data for Costa Rica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 35 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.42 % 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 0.0248 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.37 % 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 0.0259 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Costa Rica?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Costa Rica was 86 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate by type recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 92 in 2017.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate by type recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 57 in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate by type?
- Costa Rica ranks 74th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate by type rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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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