Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Argentina
Argentina: Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) was 52.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Argentina, 2000–2023
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Argentina stood at 52.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Argentina peaked at 66.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 2008.
Argentina ranks 187th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.0% | — |
| 2001 | 61.0% | +29.8% |
| 2002 | 58.0% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 66.0% | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 57.0% | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 46.0% | -19.3% |
| 2006 | 55.0% | +19.6% |
| 2007 | 60.0% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 38.0% | -36.7% |
| 2009 | 43.0% | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 45.0% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 49.0% | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 56.0% | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 51.0% | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 47.0% | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 54.0% | +14.9% |
| 2017 | 57.0% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 54.0% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 47.0% | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 46.0% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 48.0% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 52.0% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 52.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.5%, 64% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 52.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.0%, 69% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.1% | 38.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 45.0% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.5% | 46.0% | 52.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Argentina?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Argentina was 52.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 2008.
- How does Argentina rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Argentina ranks 187th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tuberculosis treatment success rate is the percentage of all new tuberculosis cases (or new and relapse cases for some countries) registered under a national tuberculosis control programme in a given year that successfully completed treatment, with or without bacteriological evidence of success ("cured" and "treatment completed" respectively).