Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Japan
Japan: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 67.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Japan, 1998–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis treatment success rate in Japan is 67.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Japan peaked at 80.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 1999.
That places Japan 169th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 80.0% | — |
| 1999 | 39.0% | -51.2% |
| 2000 | 45.0% | +15.4% |
| 2001 | 58.0% | +28.9% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 65.0% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 49.0% | -24.6% |
| 2005 | 51.0% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 54.0% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 48.0% | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 51.0% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 56.0% | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 54.0% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 53.0% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 70.0% | +32.1% |
| 2017 | 68.0% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 66.0% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 65.0% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 67.0% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.5% | 39.0% | 80.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 54.0% | 45.0% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.5% | 53.0% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.2% | 64.0% | 67.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More health data for Japan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2774 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,294 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 178 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 5.71 % 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 0.0384 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 5.61 % 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 0.0322 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Japan?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Japan was 67.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 1999.
- How does Japan rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Japan ranks 169th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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.