Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 81.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Dominican Republic, 2000–2023
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Dominican Republic stood at 81.0%.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Dominican Republic peaked at 84.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 2008.
That places Dominican Republic 119th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.0% | — |
| 2001 | 78.0% | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 77.0% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 80.0% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 79.0% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 84.0% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 78.0% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 46.0% | -41.0% |
| 2009 | 62.0% | +34.8% |
| 2010 | 80.0% | +29.0% |
| 2011 | 83.0% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 82.0% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 80.0% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 75.0% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 74.0% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 76.0% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 80.0% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 84.0% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 80.0% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 81.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.5%, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 81.0% 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 Dominican Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -41.0% | 78.0% | 46.0% |
| 2009 | +34.8% | 46.0% | 62.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.2% | 46.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.6% | 74.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.8% | 80.0% | 84.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 119 Burkina Faso 81.0% compare
- 119 Puerto Rico 81.0% compare
- 119 Türkiye 81.0% compare
More health data for Dominican Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5233 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 598 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.13 % 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 0.0418 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.09 % 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 Dominican Republic?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Dominican Republic was 81.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 2008.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Dominican Republic ranks 119th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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).