Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Myanmar
Myanmar: Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) was 84.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Myanmar, 2000–2023
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Myanmar stood at 84.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Myanmar peaked at 89.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 81.0%, in 2001.
Myanmar ranks 96th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 82.0% | — |
| 2001 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 87.0% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | -4.5% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 84.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 89.0%, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 84.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 84.0%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.5% | 81.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.7% | 87.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 84.0% | 88.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Myanmar?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Myanmar was 84.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.0% in 2001.
- How does Myanmar rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Myanmar ranks 96th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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).