Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 82.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Hong Kong, China, 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 Hong Kong, China is 82.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Hong Kong, China peaked at 82.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 61.0%, in 2000.
Hong Kong, China ranks 112th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.0% | — |
| 2001 | 63.0% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 63.0% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 69.0% | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 73.0% | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 79.0% | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 82.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 76.0%, 1.1× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 82.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 84.0%, 98% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.2% | 61.0% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 64.0% | 73.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 77.2% | 74.0% | 82.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Hong Kong, China?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Hong Kong, China was 82.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.0% in 2000.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 112th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China 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).