Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in United States
United States: Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type was 72 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in United States, 1995–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in United States is 72, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in United States peaked at 86 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 62, in 2009.
That places United States 145th out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 76 | — |
| 1996 | 79 | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 81 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 82 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 83 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 84 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 83 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 84 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 85 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 86 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 62 | -27.9% |
| 2010 | 66 | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 80 | +21.2% |
| 2012 | 84 | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 83 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 85 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 83 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 80 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 77 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 79 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 75 | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 74 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 76 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 72 | -5.3% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 72 is below the median for high income countries, which is 76, 95% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in United States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -27.9% | 86 | 62 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.4 | 76 | 82 | 5 |
| 2000s | 81.6 | 62 | 86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.2 | 66 | 85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74 | 72 | 76 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in United States?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in United States was 72 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate by type recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 86 in 2008.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate by type recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 62 in 2009.
- How does United States rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate by type?
- United States ranks 145th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate by type rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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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