Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Singapore
Singapore: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 74.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Singapore, 1994–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Singapore stood at 74.0%.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Singapore peaked at 93.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 71.0%, in 2000.
That places Singapore 148th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 88.0% | — |
| 1995 | 86.0% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 84.0% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 93.0% | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 71.0% | -23.7% |
| 2001 | 77.0% | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 76.0% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 79.0% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 81.0% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 81.0% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 83.0% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 75.0% | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 77.0% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 79.0% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 78.0% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 73.0% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.8% | 84.0% | 93.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 79.0% | 71.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.0% | 75.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.0% | 73.0% | 79.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Singapore?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Singapore was 74.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.0% in 2000.
- How does Singapore rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Singapore ranks 148th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore 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.