Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Japan
Japan: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 67.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Japan, 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 Japan is 67.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Japan peaked at 70.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 2000.
Japan ranks 167th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Japan, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.0% | — |
| 2001 | 58.0% | +28.9% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 65.0% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 49.0% | -24.6% |
| 2005 | 51.0% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 54.0% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 48.0% | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 51.0% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 56.0% | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 54.0% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 53.0% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 70.0% | +32.1% |
| 2017 | 68.0% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 66.0% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 65.0% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 67.0% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.0% | 45.0% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.5% | 53.0% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.2% | 64.0% | 67.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Japan?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Japan was 67.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 70.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 2000.
- How does Japan rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Japan ranks 167th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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).