Tuberculosis treatment success rate in El Salvador
El Salvador: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 90.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate in El Salvador stood at 90.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in El Salvador peaked at 93.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 79.0%, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 48th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.0% | — |
| 2001 | 88.0% | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 93.0% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | +4.7% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 90.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.5%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 90.0% 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 | 89.2% | 79.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.5% | 90.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.2% | 86.0% | 90.0% | 4 |
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More health data for El Salvador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4574 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,537 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 104 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9135 % 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 0.0374 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8849 % 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 El Salvador?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in El Salvador was 90.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.0% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- El Salvador ranks 48th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador 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).