Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 82.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Hong Kong, China, 1998–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 82.0% for tuberculosis treatment success rate in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Hong Kong, China peaked at 85.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 61.0%, in 1999.
Hong Kong, China ranks 114th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 85.0% | — |
| 1999 | 61.0% | -28.2% |
| 2000 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 63.0% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 63.0% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 69.0% | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 73.0% | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 79.0% | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.0% | 61.0% | 85.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 64.2% | 61.0% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 64.0% | 73.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 77.2% | 74.0% | 82.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Hong Kong, China?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Hong Kong, China was 82.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.0% in 1999.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 114th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China 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.