Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases in Brazil
Brazil: Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases was 65 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases in Brazil, 1994–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases in Brazil is 65, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases in Brazil peaked at 80 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 17, in 1995.
Brazil ranks 174th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 70 | — |
| 1995 | 17 | -75.7% |
| 1996 | 20 | +17.6% |
| 1997 | 27 | +35.0% |
| 1998 | 40 | +48.1% |
| 1999 | 78 | +95.0% |
| 2000 | 71 | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 55 | -22.5% |
| 2002 | 80 | +45.5% |
| 2003 | 77 | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 72 | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 69 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 72 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 69 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 70 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 72 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 73 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 72 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 71 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 72 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 71 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 69 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 67 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 65 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 66 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 65 | -1.5% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 65 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.5, 80% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 65 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75, 87% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases in Brazil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +95.0% | 40 | 78 |
| 1995 | -75.7% | 70 | 17 |
| 1998 | +48.1% | 27 | 40 |
| 2002 | +45.5% | 55 | 80 |
| 1997 | +35.0% | 20 | 27 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42 | 17 | 78 | 6 |
| 2000s | 70.7 | 55 | 80 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.4 | 69 | 73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.75 | 65 | 67 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases in Brazil?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases in Brazil was 65 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 80 in 2002.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 in 1995.
- How does Brazil rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases?
- Brazil ranks 174th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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