Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in North Korea
North Korea: Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type was 88 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in North Korea, 1996–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 88 for tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in North Korea peaked at 93 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 34, in 1997.
That places North Korea 63rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 62 | — |
| 1997 | 34 | -45.2% |
| 1998 | 83 | +144.1% |
| 1999 | 93 | +12.0% |
| 2000 | 82 | -11.8% |
| 2001 | 90 | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 88 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 88 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 91 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 90 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 88 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 87 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 90 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 91 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 92 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 91 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 90 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 83 | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 84 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 87 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 88 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 87 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 88 | +1.1% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 88 is below the median for low income countries, which is 90, 98% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 88 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 85, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in North 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +144.1% | 34 | 83 |
| 1997 | -45.2% | 62 | 34 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68 | 34 | 93 | 4 |
| 2000s | 88.5 | 82 | 91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.67 | 83 | 92 | 9 |
| 2020s | 87.5 | 87 | 88 | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More health data for North Korea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2456 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 767 (2100)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5049 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.1972 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1271 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0541 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.073 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in North Korea?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in North Korea was 88 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate by type recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 93 in 1999.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate by type recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 34 in 1997.
- How does North Korea rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate by type?
- North Korea ranks 63rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate by type rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea 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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