Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Mexico
Mexico: Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) was 69.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Mexico, 2000–2023
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Mexico stood at 69.0%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Mexico peaked at 83.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 2023.
Mexico ranks 162nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.0% | — |
| 2002 | 83.0% | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 82.0% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 74.0% | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 77.0% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 80.0% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 83.0% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 82.0% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 79.0% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 77.0% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 76.0% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 72.0% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 71.0% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 70.0% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 69.0% | -1.4% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 69.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.5%, 85% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 69.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.0%, 92% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.7% | 74.0% | 83.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 78.8% | 72.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.2% | 69.0% | 71.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Mexico?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Mexico was 69.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 2023.
- How does Mexico rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Mexico ranks 162nd out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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).