Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Brazil
Brazil: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 65.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Brazil, 1994–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis treatment success rate in Brazil is 65.0%, 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 Brazil peaked at 80.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, 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 Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 70.0% | — |
| 1995 | 17.0% | -75.7% |
| 1996 | 20.0% | +17.6% |
| 1997 | 27.0% | +35.0% |
| 1998 | 40.0% | +48.1% |
| 1999 | 78.0% | +95.0% |
| 2000 | 71.0% | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 55.0% | -22.5% |
| 2002 | 80.0% | +45.5% |
| 2003 | 77.0% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 72.0% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 69.0% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 72.0% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 69.0% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 72.0% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 72.0% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 71.0% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 71.0% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 69.0% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 67.0% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 65.0% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 65.0% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.0% | 17.0% | 78.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 70.7% | 55.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.4% | 69.0% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.8% | 65.0% | 67.0% | 4 |
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More health data for Brazil
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,496 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,476 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.5 % 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 0.0194 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 3.8 % 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 0.0174 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Brazil?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Brazil was 65.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 1995.
- How does Brazil rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Brazil ranks 174th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate 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 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.