Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Ecuador
Ecuador: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 72.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Ecuador, 1995–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Ecuador stood at 72.0%.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Ecuador peaked at 84.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 1996.
Ecuador ranks 154th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 39.0% | — |
| 1996 | 33.0% | -15.4% |
| 1997 | 55.0% | +66.7% |
| 1999 | 66.0% | +20.0% |
| 2001 | 71.0% | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 84.0% | +18.3% |
| 2003 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 82.0% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 57.0% | -30.5% |
| 2007 | 73.0% | +28.1% |
| 2008 | 75.0% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 73.0% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 76.0% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 73.0% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 75.0% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 77.0% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 72.0% | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 74.0% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 80.0% | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 70.0% | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 69.0% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 71.0% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.2% | 33.0% | 66.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 75.9% | 57.0% | 84.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 75.4% | 72.0% | 80.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 70.5% | 69.0% | 72.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 153 Northern Mariana Islands 73.0% compare
- 154 Suriname 72.0% compare
- 154 United States of America 72.0% compare
- 157 Belgium 71.0% compare
- 157 Czechia 71.0% compare
- 157 Gabon 71.0% compare
- 157 South Africa 71.0% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Ecuador?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Ecuador was 72.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 1996.
- How does Ecuador rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Ecuador ranks 154th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.