Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Denmark
Denmark: Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) was 30.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Denmark, 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 Denmark is 30.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 66.7% on the previous year and down 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Denmark peaked at 88.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2018.
Denmark ranks 198th 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 Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 86.0% | — |
| 2001 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 77.0% | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 84.0% | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 71.0% | -16.5% |
| 2007 | 79.0% | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 78.0% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 74.0% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 62.0% | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 59.0% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 52.0% | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 50.0% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 38.0% | -24.0% |
| 2017 | 39.0% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | -59.0% |
| 2019 | 45.0% | +181.2% |
| 2020 | 34.0% | -24.4% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | -41.2% |
| 2022 | 18.0% | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 30.0% | +66.7% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 30.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 76.0%, 39% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 30.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 77.0%, 39% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Denmark 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +181.2% | 16.0% | 45.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.8% | 71.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.9% | 16.0% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 18.0% | 34.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Denmark?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Denmark was 30.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2018.
- How does Denmark rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Denmark ranks 198th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark 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).