Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 86.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Costa Rica, 2000–2023
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Costa Rica stood at 86.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Costa Rica peaked at 92.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 78th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.0% | — |
| 2001 | 64.0% | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 79.0% | +23.4% |
| 2003 | 91.0% | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 89.0% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 57.0% | -36.0% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | +54.4% |
| 2011 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 86.0% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 84.0% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 83.0% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 86.0% | +3.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 86.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 76.0%, 1.1× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 86.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.0%, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Costa Rica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +54.4% | 57.0% | 88.0% |
| 2009 | -36.0% | 89.0% | 57.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.7% | 57.0% | 91.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 84.0% | 92.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 84.3% | 83.0% | 86.0% | 3 |
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- 78 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 86.0% compare
More health data for Costa Rica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,632 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 35 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0248 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Costa Rica?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Costa Rica was 86.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 78th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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).