Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) was 84.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Bhutan, 2000–2023
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis treatment success rate in Bhutan is 84.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Bhutan peaked at 95.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 82.0%, in 2004.
That places Bhutan 96th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90.0% | — |
| 2001 | 93.0% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 86.0% | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 90.0% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 82.0% | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 91.0% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | -6.7% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 84.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 89.0%, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 84.0% is below the median for South Asia, which is 87.0%, 97% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.3% | 82.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.4% | 90.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.5% | 84.0% | 94.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Bhutan?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Bhutan was 84.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.0% in 2004.
- How does Bhutan rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Bhutan ranks 96th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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).