Tuberculosis treatment success rate in India
India: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 90.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in India, 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 India is 90.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in India peaked at 90.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 1997.
India ranks 50th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 83.0% | — |
| 1995 | 25.0% | -69.9% |
| 1996 | 21.0% | -16.0% |
| 1997 | 18.0% | -14.3% |
| 1998 | 27.0% | +50.0% |
| 1999 | 21.0% | -22.2% |
| 2000 | 34.0% | +61.9% |
| 2001 | 54.0% | +58.8% |
| 2002 | 60.0% | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 76.0% | +26.7% |
| 2004 | 81.0% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 87.0% | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 74.0% | -15.9% |
| 2015 | 72.0% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 69.0% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | +17.4% |
| 2018 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.5% | 18.0% | 83.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 74.4% | 34.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.6% | 69.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.8% | 85.0% | 90.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in India?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in India 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 1997.
- How does India rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- India ranks 50th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.