Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Germany
Germany: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 67.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Germany, 1997–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Germany stood at 67.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Germany peaked at 78.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 2006.
That places Germany 169th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 54.0% | — |
| 1998 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 58.0% | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 77.0% | +32.8% |
| 2001 | 67.0% | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 69.0% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 71.0% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 73.0% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 44.0% | -39.7% |
| 2007 | 77.0% | +75.0% |
| 2008 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 73.0% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 67.0% | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 63.0% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 70.0% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 69.0% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 74.0% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 67.0% | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 62.0% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 67.0% | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.3% | 54.0% | 58.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 70.3% | 44.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.9% | 63.0% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.5% | 62.0% | 74.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More health data for Germany
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9955 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,164 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 368 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.187 % 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 0.0676 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.2215 % 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 0.0713 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Germany?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Germany was 67.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 2006.
- How does Germany rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Germany ranks 169th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.