Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 86.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Nicaragua, 1994–2022
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 86.0% for tuberculosis treatment success rate in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Nicaragua peaked at 89.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 79.0%, in 1996.
That places Nicaragua 80th out of 206 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 81.0% | — |
| 1995 | 80.0% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 79.0% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 81.0% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 82.0% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 87.0% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 85.0% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 89.0% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 86.0% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 89.0% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 85.0% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 84.0% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 86.0% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.7% | 79.0% | 82.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 85.2% | 82.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.1% | 84.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.3% | 86.0% | 87.0% | 3 |
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More health data for Nicaragua
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,175 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 215 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.8235 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0417 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0415 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Nicaragua?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Nicaragua was 86.0% in 2022, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.0% in 1996.
- How does Nicaragua rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Nicaragua ranks 80th out of 206 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.