Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases in India
India: Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases was 90 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases in India, 1994–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases in India is 90, 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 new and relapsed cases in India peaked at 90 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18, 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 new and relapsed cases in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 83 | — |
| 1995 | 25 | -69.9% |
| 1996 | 21 | -16.0% |
| 1997 | 18 | -14.3% |
| 1998 | 27 | +50.0% |
| 1999 | 21 | -22.2% |
| 2000 | 34 | +61.9% |
| 2001 | 54 | +58.8% |
| 2002 | 60 | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 76 | +26.7% |
| 2004 | 81 | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 87 | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 88 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 88 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 89 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 88 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 88 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 74 | -15.9% |
| 2015 | 72 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 69 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 81 | +17.4% |
| 2018 | 82 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 84 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 85 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 87 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 89 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 90 | +1.1% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 90 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 89, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 90 is above the median for South Asia, which is 87, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -69.9% | 83 | 25 |
| 2000 | +61.9% | 21 | 34 |
| 2001 | +58.8% | 34 | 54 |
| 1998 | +50.0% | 18 | 27 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.5 | 18 | 83 | 6 |
| 2000s | 74.4 | 34 | 89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.6 | 69 | 89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.75 | 85 | 90 | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases in India?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases in India was 90 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 90 in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 in 1997.
- How does India rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases?
- India ranks 50th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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