Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Norway
Norway: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 83.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Norway, 1995–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 83.0% for tuberculosis treatment success rate in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Norway peaked at 97.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 1997.
Norway ranks 112th of 206 countries on this measure, 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 Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 77.0% | — |
| 1996 | 80.0% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 44.0% | -45.0% |
| 1998 | 69.0% | +56.8% |
| 1999 | 77.0% | +11.6% |
| 2000 | 70.0% | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 87.0% | +24.3% |
| 2002 | 80.0% | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 97.0% | +21.2% |
| 2004 | 88.0% | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 91.0% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 71.0% | -19.3% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | +22.5% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 79.0% | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 89.0% | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 84.0% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 88.0% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 91.0% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 84.0% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 82.0% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.4% | 44.0% | 80.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 84.5% | 70.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.5% | 79.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 82.0% | 89.0% | 4 |
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More health data for Norway
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -7.69 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.337 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,212 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0286 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0207 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3,973 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0.0007 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Norway?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Norway was 83.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 1997.
- How does Norway rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Norway ranks 112th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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.