Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 77.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Bulgaria, 2001–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Bulgaria stood at 77.0%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Bulgaria peaked at 91.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 77.0%, in 2023.
That places Bulgaria 136th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 87.0% | — |
| 2002 | 84.0% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 91.0% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 85.0% | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 88.0% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 85.0% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 85.0% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 85.0% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 84.0% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 82.0% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 79.0% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 77.0% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.0% | 82.0% | 91.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 82.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.0% | 77.0% | 79.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 133 French Polynesia 78.0% compare
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- 136 Guyana 77.0% compare
- 136 Ukraine 77.0% compare
- 136 Uzbekistan 77.0% compare
More health data for Bulgaria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.615 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,422 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 39 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 4.37 % 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 0.0311 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 4.64 % 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 0.0189 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Bulgaria?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Bulgaria was 77.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 136th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.