Tuberculosis treatment success rate in New Zealand
New Zealand: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 76.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in New Zealand, 2000–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis treatment success rate in New Zealand is 76.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 12.6% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in New Zealand peaked at 89.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2001.
New Zealand ranks 140th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.0% | — |
| 2001 | 9.0% | -70.0% |
| 2002 | 60.0% | +566.7% |
| 2004 | 71.0% | +18.3% |
| 2005 | 73.0% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 77.0% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 86.0% | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 80.0% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 64.0% | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 81.0% | +26.6% |
| 2013 | 84.0% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 82.0% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 80.0% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 84.0% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 82.0% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 76.0% | -12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.9% | 9.0% | 86.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 80.4% | 64.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 76.0% | 89.0% | 4 |
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More health data for New Zealand
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,116 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 33 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.1187 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0277 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in New Zealand?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in New Zealand was 76.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2001.
- How does New Zealand rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- New Zealand ranks 140th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.