Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in New Zealand
New Zealand: Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type was 76 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in New Zealand, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in New Zealand stood at 76.
That represents a change of down 12.6% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in New Zealand peaked at 89 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2001.
That places New Zealand 133rd 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 23 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30 | — |
| 2001 | 9 | -70.0% |
| 2002 | 60 | +566.7% |
| 2004 | 71 | +18.3% |
| 2005 | 73 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 77 | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 86 | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 80 | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 64 | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 81 | +26.6% |
| 2013 | 84 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 82 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 80 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 84 | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 82 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 84 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 83 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 89 | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 87 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 76 | -12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.89 | 9 | 86 | 9 |
| 2010s | 80.4 | 64 | 84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.75 | 76 | 89 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in New Zealand?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in New Zealand was 76 in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate by type recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 89 in 2020.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate by type recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2001.
- How does New Zealand rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate by type?
- New Zealand ranks 133rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate by type rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by 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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About this data
The treatment success rate refers to the share of people diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) who were either cured or completed their treatment according to the country’s treatment guidelines.