Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Iceland
Iceland: Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) was 79.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Iceland, 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 Iceland is 79.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 11.3% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Iceland peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2020.
That places Iceland 124th 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 Iceland, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 67.0% | -33.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +49.3% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 91.0% | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 85.0% | -15.0% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 71.0% | -29.0% |
| 2010 | 91.0% | +28.2% |
| 2011 | 89.0% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 83.0% | -17.0% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | -75.0% |
| 2021 | 57.0% | +128.0% |
| 2022 | 71.0% | +24.6% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | +11.3% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 79.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 76.0%, 1.0× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 79.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 77.0%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Iceland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +128.0% | 25.0% | 57.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.6% | 67.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.5% | 83.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.0% | 25.0% | 79.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 123 Sri Lanka 80.0% compare
- 124 Bolivia 79.0% compare
- 124 Canada 79.0% compare
- 124 South Korea 79.0% compare
- 124 Nauru 79.0% compare
- 124 Netherlands 79.0% compare
- 124 North Macedonia 79.0% compare
More health data for Iceland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2085)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4982 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 0 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1533 % 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 0.0283 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.1097 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0302 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Iceland?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Iceland was 79.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2020.
- How does Iceland rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Iceland ranks 124th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland 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).