Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Cuba
Cuba: Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) was 88.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Cuba, 2000–2023
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis treatment success rate in Cuba is 88.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Cuba peaked at 93.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 79.0%, in 2020.
That places Cuba 67th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93.0% | — |
| 2001 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 90.0% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 88.0% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 88.0% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 82.0% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 82.0% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 79.0% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 81.0% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 85.0% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 88.0% | +3.5% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 88.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.5%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 88.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.0%, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.2% | 88.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.2% | 82.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.2% | 79.0% | 88.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 67 Cote d'Ivoire 88.0% compare
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- 67 Micronesia (country) 88.0% compare
- 67 Namibia 88.0% compare
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More health data for Cuba
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2059 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 67 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0225 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Cuba?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Cuba was 88.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.0% in 2020.
- How does Cuba rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Cuba ranks 67th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba 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).