Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Denmark
Denmark: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 30.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Denmark, 2000–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 30.0% for tuberculosis treatment success rate in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 66.7% on the previous year and down 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Denmark peaked at 88.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2018.
That places Denmark 200th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 86.0% | — |
| 2001 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 77.0% | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 84.0% | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 71.0% | -16.5% |
| 2007 | 79.0% | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 78.0% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 74.0% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 62.0% | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 59.0% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 52.0% | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 50.0% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 38.0% | -24.0% |
| 2017 | 39.0% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | -59.0% |
| 2019 | 45.0% | +181.2% |
| 2020 | 34.0% | -24.4% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | -41.2% |
| 2022 | 18.0% | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 30.0% | +66.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.8% | 71.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.9% | 16.0% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 18.0% | 34.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 197 Bosnia and Herzegovina 37.0% compare
- 198 Ireland 36.0% compare
- 199 Finland 34.0% compare
- 201 New Caledonia 26.0% compare
- 202 France 20.0% compare
- 203 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0% compare
- 203 Grenada 0.0% compare
- 203 Latvia 0.0% compare
- 203 Wallis and Futuna 0.0% compare
More health data for Denmark
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1019 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,179 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.3149 % 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 0.0758 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.3298 % 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 0.0799 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Denmark?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Denmark was 30.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2018.
- How does Denmark rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Denmark ranks 200th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark 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.