Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Paraguay
Paraguay: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 70.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Paraguay, 1994–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 70.0% for tuberculosis treatment success rate in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Paraguay peaked at 76.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 1996.
That places Paraguay 161st out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 46.0% | — |
| 1995 | 51.0% | +10.9% |
| 1996 | 16.0% | -68.6% |
| 1998 | 56.0% | +250.0% |
| 1999 | 71.0% | +26.8% |
| 2000 | 66.0% | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 72.0% | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 75.0% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 68.0% | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 71.0% | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 74.0% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 70.0% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 70.0% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 68.0% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 71.0% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 70.0% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 67.0% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 71.0% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 67.0% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 67.0% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 73.0% | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 70.0% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.0% | 16.0% | 71.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 70.3% | 65.0% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.2% | 67.0% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.5% | 67.0% | 73.0% | 4 |
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More health data for Paraguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2374 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,098 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 339 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0118 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0098 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Paraguay?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Paraguay was 70.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 76.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 1996.
- How does Paraguay rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Paraguay ranks 161st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.