Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Canada
Canada: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 79.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Canada, 1997–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Canada stood at 79.0%.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Canada peaked at 84.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 2000.
That places Canada 126th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 40.0% | — |
| 1998 | 39.0% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 36.0% | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 35.0% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 42.0% | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 36.0% | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 45.0% | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 61.0% | +35.6% |
| 2005 | 70.0% | +14.8% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 67.0% | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 79.0% | +17.9% |
| 2009 | 77.0% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 66.0% | -15.4% |
| 2012 | 79.0% | +19.7% |
| 2013 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 78.0% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 78.0% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 74.0% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.3% | 36.0% | 40.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 57.2% | 35.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.6% | 66.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.5% | 74.0% | 79.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 125 Sri Lanka 80.0% compare
- 126 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 79.0% compare
- 126 Iceland 79.0% compare
- 126 Naoero 79.0% compare
- 126 Netherlands 79.0% compare
- 126 North Macedonia 79.0% compare
- 126 Republic of Korea 79.0% compare
More health data for Canada
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3588 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,083 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 385 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.0542 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0731 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.0818 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0767 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Canada?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Canada was 79.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 2000.
- How does Canada rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Canada ranks 126th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.