Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Ireland
Ireland: Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) was 36.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Ireland, 2000–2023
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Ireland stood at 36.0%.
The figure is down 20.0% on the previous year and down 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Ireland peaked at 84.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2021.
That places Ireland 196th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.0% | — |
| 2001 | 56.0% | -33.3% |
| 2002 | 77.0% | +37.5% |
| 2003 | 70.0% | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 73.0% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 71.0% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 61.0% | -14.1% |
| 2007 | 73.0% | +19.7% |
| 2008 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 65.0% | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 74.0% | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 61.0% | -17.6% |
| 2012 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 59.0% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 56.0% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 57.0% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 36.0% | -36.8% |
| 2017 | 35.0% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 39.0% | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -89.7% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 45.0% | +1400.0% |
| 2023 | 36.0% | -20.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 36.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 76.0%, 47% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 36.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 77.0%, 47% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Ireland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +1400.0% | 3.0% | 45.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.4% | 56.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 4.0% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 3.0% | 45.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 193 Jamaica 38.0% compare
- 193 Luxembourg 38.0% compare
- 195 Bosnia and Herzegovina 37.0% compare
- 197 Finland 34.0% compare
- 198 Denmark 30.0% compare
- 199 New Caledonia 26.0% compare
More health data for Ireland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -4.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.89 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 20 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7228 % 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 0.026 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6489 % 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 0.0274 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Ireland?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Ireland was 36.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2021.
- How does Ireland rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Ireland ranks 196th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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).