Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Myanmar
Myanmar: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 84.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Myanmar, 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 Myanmar is 84.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Myanmar peaked at 89.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 1995.
That places Myanmar 98th 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 30 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 77.0% | — |
| 1995 | 67.0% | -13.0% |
| 1996 | 79.0% | +17.9% |
| 1997 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 87.0% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.0% | 67.0% | 82.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 82.5% | 81.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.7% | 87.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 84.0% | 88.0% | 4 |
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More health data for Myanmar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1576 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,398 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,973 deaths (2100)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 107 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 9 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Myanmar?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Myanmar was 84.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 1995.
- How does Myanmar rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Myanmar ranks 98th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.