Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Romania
Romania: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 84.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
84.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
98th
of 206 countries
All-time high
87.0%
in 2009
All-time low
38.0%
in 1994
Years of data
30
1994–2023
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Romania, 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 Romania is 84.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Romania peaked at 87.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 1994.
Romania ranks 98th of 206 countries on this measure, 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 Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 38.0% | — |
| 1995 | 51.0% | +34.2% |
| 1996 | 41.0% | -19.6% |
| 1997 | 72.0% | +75.6% |
| 1998 | 42.0% | -41.7% |
| 1999 | 77.0% | +83.3% |
| 2000 | 70.0% | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 75.0% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 74.0% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 80.0% | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 85.0% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 84.0% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 84.0% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.5% | 38.0% | 77.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 81.0% | 70.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.0% | 84.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 81.0% | 84.0% | 4 |
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More health data for Romania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0845 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,419 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 113 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 8.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0246 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 8.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0155 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Romania?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Romania 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 1994.
- How does Romania rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Romania ranks 98th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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.