Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Sweden
Sweden: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 90.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Sweden, 2000–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis treatment success rate in Sweden is 90.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Sweden peaked at 91.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 61.0%, in 2019.
That places Sweden 50th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.0% | — |
| 2001 | 62.0% | -21.5% |
| 2002 | 73.0% | +17.7% |
| 2003 | 83.0% | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 64.0% | -22.9% |
| 2005 | 69.0% | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 63.0% | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 68.0% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 90.0% | +32.4% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 83.0% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 91.0% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 78.0% | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 61.0% | -21.8% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | +18.0% |
| 2021 | 85.0% | +18.1% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.9% | 62.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.0% | 61.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.5% | 72.0% | 90.0% | 4 |
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More health data for Sweden
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,109 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 30 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate -0.9942 % 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 -1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Sweden?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Sweden was 90.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.0% in 2019.
- How does Sweden rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Sweden ranks 50th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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About this data
Treatment success rate among new and relapse cases.