Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 88.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of is 88.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 93.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 1997.
That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 69th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 62.0% | — |
| 1997 | 34.0% | -45.2% |
| 1998 | 83.0% | +144.1% |
| 1999 | 93.0% | +12.0% |
| 2000 | 82.0% | -11.8% |
| 2001 | 90.0% | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 88.0% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 91.0% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 90.0% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 83.0% | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.0% | 34.0% | 93.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 88.5% | 82.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.7% | 83.0% | 92.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 87.5% | 87.0% | 88.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 88.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 1997.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 69th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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.