Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Chile
Chile: Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) was 69.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Chile, 2000–2023
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Chile stood at 69.0%.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Chile peaked at 86.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 2012.
Chile ranks 162nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 82.0% | — |
| 2001 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 86.0% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 83.0% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 72.0% | -15.3% |
| 2009 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 71.0% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 44.0% | -38.0% |
| 2013 | 47.0% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 58.0% | +23.4% |
| 2015 | 62.0% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 79.0% | +27.4% |
| 2017 | 78.0% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 73.0% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 77.0% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 74.0% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 71.0% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 69.0% | -2.8% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 69.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 76.0%, 91% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Chile's 69.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.0%, 92% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -38.0% | 71.0% | 44.0% |
| 2016 | +27.4% | 62.0% | 79.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.6% | 72.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 44.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 69.0% | 77.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Chile?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Chile was 69.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 2012.
- How does Chile rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Chile ranks 162nd out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile 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).