Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Belgium
Belgium: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 71.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Belgium, 1999–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Belgium stood at 71.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Belgium peaked at 82.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 2008.
That places Belgium 157th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 60.0% | — |
| 2000 | 66.0% | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 64.0% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 69.0% | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 73.0% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 60.0% | -17.8% |
| 2005 | 58.0% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 61.0% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 68.0% | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 45.0% | -33.8% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | +73.3% |
| 2010 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 80.0% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 77.0% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 79.0% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 81.0% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 79.0% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 79.0% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 67.0% | -17.3% |
| 2021 | 78.0% | +16.4% |
| 2023 | 71.0% | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.0% | 60.0% | 60.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 64.2% | 45.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.8% | 77.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.0% | 67.0% | 78.0% | 3 |
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More health data for Belgium
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2923 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,160 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 59 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0192 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Belgium?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Belgium was 71.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 2008.
- How does Belgium rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Belgium ranks 157th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis treatment success rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Treatment success rate among new and relapse cases.