Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) was 77.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Bulgaria, 2001–2023
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 77.0% for tuberculosis treatment success rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Bulgaria peaked at 91.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 77.0%, in 2023.
Bulgaria ranks 134th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 87.0% | — |
| 2002 | 84.0% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 91.0% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 85.0% | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 88.0% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 85.0% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 85.0% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 85.0% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 84.0% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 82.0% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 79.0% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 77.0% | -2.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 77.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 76.0%, 1.0× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 77.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 77.0%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.0% | 82.0% | 91.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 82.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.0% | 77.0% | 79.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 131 French Polynesia 78.0% compare
- 131 Liberia 78.0% compare
- 131 United Arab Emirates 78.0% compare
- 134 Guyana 77.0% compare
- 134 Ukraine 77.0% compare
- 134 Uzbekistan 77.0% compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0222 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3643 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Bulgaria?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Bulgaria was 77.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 134th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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).