Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Colombia
Colombia: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 68.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Colombia, 2000–2023
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Colombia stood at 68.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Colombia peaked at 80.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 2008.
That places Colombia 164th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.0% | — |
| 2001 | 71.0% | -11.2% |
| 2002 | 73.0% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 80.0% | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 71.0% | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 77.0% | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 56.0% | -27.3% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | +33.9% |
| 2010 | 74.0% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 73.0% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 72.0% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 71.0% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 76.0% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 75.0% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 61.0% | -18.7% |
| 2017 | 73.0% | +19.7% |
| 2018 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 71.0% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 73.0% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 68.0% | -8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.4% | 56.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.4% | 61.0% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.5% | 68.0% | 74.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Colombia?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Colombia was 68.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 2008.
- How does Colombia rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Colombia ranks 164th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia 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).