Tuberculosis treatment success rate in El Salvador
El Salvador: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 90.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in El Salvador, 1994–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis treatment success rate in El Salvador is 90.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in El Salvador peaked at 93.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1994.
That places El Salvador 50th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 64.0% | — |
| 1997 | 69.0% | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 77.0% | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 88.0% | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 93.0% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.6% | 0.0% | 78.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 89.2% | 79.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.5% | 90.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.2% | 86.0% | 90.0% | 4 |
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More health data for El Salvador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4574 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,537 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 104 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate -0.217 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0451 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate -3.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0444 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in El Salvador?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in El Salvador was 90.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1994.
- How does El Salvador rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- El Salvador ranks 50th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.