Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Ireland
Ireland: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 36.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Ireland, 1999–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Ireland stood at 36.0%.
That represents a change of down 20.0% on the previous year and down 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Ireland peaked at 84.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2021.
That places Ireland 198th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 48.0% | — |
| 2000 | 84.0% | +75.0% |
| 2001 | 56.0% | -33.3% |
| 2002 | 77.0% | +37.5% |
| 2003 | 70.0% | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 73.0% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 71.0% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 61.0% | -14.1% |
| 2007 | 73.0% | +19.7% |
| 2008 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 65.0% | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 74.0% | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 61.0% | -17.6% |
| 2012 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 59.0% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 56.0% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 57.0% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 36.0% | -36.8% |
| 2017 | 35.0% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 39.0% | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -89.7% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 45.0% | +1400.0% |
| 2023 | 36.0% | -20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.0% | 48.0% | 48.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 70.4% | 56.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 4.0% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 3.0% | 45.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 195 Jamaica 38.0% compare
- 195 Luxembourg 38.0% compare
- 197 Bosnia and Herzegovina 37.0% compare
- 199 Finland 34.0% compare
- 200 Denmark 30.0% compare
- 201 New Caledonia 26.0% compare
More health data for Ireland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -4.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.89 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,122 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 20 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0284 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 2.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0272 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Ireland?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Ireland was 36.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2021.
- How does Ireland rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Ireland ranks 198th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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.