Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 96.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Bangladesh, 2000–2023
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 96.0% for tuberculosis treatment success rate in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Bangladesh peaked at 97.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 81.0%, in 2000.
That places Bangladesh 15th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.0% | — |
| 2001 | 83.0% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 90.0% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 96.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 89.0%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 96.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 87.0%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.6% | 81.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.0% | 91.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.8% | 95.0% | 97.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,153 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,062 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8772 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0468 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Bangladesh?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Bangladesh was 96.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.0% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Bangladesh ranks 15th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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).