Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Canada
Canada: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 79.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Canada, 2000–2023
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.
Analysis
Canada recorded 79.0% for tuberculosis treatment success rate in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Canada peaked at 84.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 2000.
Canada ranks 124th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.0% | — |
| 2001 | 42.0% | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 36.0% | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 45.0% | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 61.0% | +35.6% |
| 2005 | 70.0% | +14.8% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 67.0% | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 79.0% | +17.9% |
| 2009 | 77.0% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 66.0% | -15.4% |
| 2012 | 79.0% | +19.7% |
| 2013 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 78.0% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 78.0% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 74.0% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.2% | 35.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.6% | 66.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.5% | 74.0% | 79.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 123 Sri Lanka 80.0% compare
- 124 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 79.0% compare
- 124 Iceland 79.0% compare
- 124 Republic of Korea 79.0% compare
- 124 Naoero 79.0% compare
- 124 Netherlands 79.0% compare
- 124 North Macedonia 79.0% compare
More health data for Canada
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3588 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,083 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 385 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.2226 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0349 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 0.8642 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Canada?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Canada was 79.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 2000.
- How does Canada rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Canada ranks 124th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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).