Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 86.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Costa Rica, 1999–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis treatment success rate in Costa Rica is 86.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Costa Rica peaked at 92.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 80th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 81.0% | — |
| 2000 | 57.0% | -29.6% |
| 2001 | 64.0% | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 79.0% | +23.4% |
| 2003 | 91.0% | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 89.0% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 57.0% | -36.0% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | +54.4% |
| 2011 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 86.0% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 84.0% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 83.0% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 86.0% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.0% | 81.0% | 81.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 77.7% | 57.0% | 91.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 84.0% | 92.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 84.3% | 83.0% | 86.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 77 Gambia 87.0% compare
- 77 Morocco 87.0% compare
- 77 Seychelles 87.0% compare
- 80 Armenia 86.0% compare
- 80 Congo 86.0% compare
- 80 Estonia 86.0% compare
- 80 Indonesia 86.0% compare
- 80 Kyrgyzstan 86.0% compare
- 80 Lithuania 86.0% compare
- 80 Nicaragua 86.0% compare
- 80 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 86.0% compare
More health data for Costa Rica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,632 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 35 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -0.5012 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0391 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -0.4942 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0402 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Costa Rica?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Costa Rica was 86.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 80th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.