Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Hungary
Hungary: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 63.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Hungary, 1996–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis treatment success rate in Hungary is 63.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Hungary peaked at 80.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 2001.
Hungary ranks 177th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 52.0% | — |
| 1997 | 75.0% | +44.2% |
| 1998 | 80.0% | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 64.0% | -20.0% |
| 2001 | 46.0% | -28.1% |
| 2002 | 55.0% | +19.6% |
| 2003 | 48.0% | -12.7% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | +37.5% |
| 2005 | 63.0% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 60.0% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 62.0% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 67.0% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 74.0% | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 76.0% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 70.0% | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 74.0% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 73.0% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 71.0% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 67.0% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 66.0% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 65.0% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 64.0% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 63.0% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.0% | 52.0% | 80.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 59.3% | 46.0% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.7% | 65.0% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.5% | 63.0% | 66.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More health data for Hungary
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.63 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.5277 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,225 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 37 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0263 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 3.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0159 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Hungary?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Hungary was 63.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 2001.
- How does Hungary rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Hungary ranks 177th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary 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.