Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Korea
Korea: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 79.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Korea, 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 Korea is 79.0%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Korea peaked at 89.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 79.0%, in 2001.
Korea ranks 124th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Korea, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.0% | — |
| 2001 | 79.0% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 83.0% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 82.0% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 83.0% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 82.0% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 83.0% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 81.0% | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 84.0% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 81.0% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 80.0% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 79.0% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.3% | 79.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.3% | 81.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.8% | 79.0% | 81.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 123 Sri Lanka 80.0% compare
- 124 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 79.0% compare
- 124 Canada 79.0% compare
- 124 Iceland 79.0% compare
- 124 Naoero 79.0% compare
- 124 Netherlands 79.0% compare
- 124 North Macedonia 79.0% compare
More health data for Korea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.43 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1935 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,072 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 69 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0165 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -7.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0174 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.4428 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Korea?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Korea was 79.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.0% in 2001.
- How does Korea rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Korea ranks 124th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Korea 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).