Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Belgium
Belgium: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 71.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Belgium stood at 71.0%.
The figure is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Belgium peaked at 82.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 2008.
Belgium ranks 155th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.0% | — |
| 2001 | 64.0% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 69.0% | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 73.0% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 60.0% | -17.8% |
| 2005 | 58.0% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 61.0% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 68.0% | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 45.0% | -33.8% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | +73.3% |
| 2010 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 80.0% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 77.0% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 79.0% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 81.0% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 79.0% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 79.0% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 67.0% | -17.3% |
| 2021 | 78.0% | +16.4% |
| 2023 | 71.0% | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.2% | 45.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.8% | 77.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.0% | 67.0% | 78.0% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Belgium?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Belgium was 71.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 2008.
- How does Belgium rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Belgium ranks 155th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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).