Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Bhutan
Bhutan: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 84.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
84.0%
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
98th
of 206 countries
All-time high
97.0%
in 1995
All-time low
71.0%
in 1994
Years of data
30
1994–2023
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Bhutan, 1994–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Bhutan stood at 84.0%.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Bhutan peaked at 97.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 71.0%, in 1994.
Bhutan ranks 98th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 71.0% | — |
| 1995 | 97.0% | +36.6% |
| 1996 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 85.0% | -11.5% |
| 1998 | 90.0% | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 85.0% | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 90.0% | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 93.0% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 86.0% | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 90.0% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 82.0% | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 91.0% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.3% | 71.0% | 97.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 88.3% | 82.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.4% | 90.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.5% | 84.0% | 94.0% | 4 |
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More health data for Bhutan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -10 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0915 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,531 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.013 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 5.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0093 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Bhutan?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Bhutan was 84.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.0% in 1994.
- How does Bhutan rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Bhutan ranks 98th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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Treatment success rate among new and relapse cases.