Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in North America
North America: Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) was 79.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in North America, 2000–2023
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate in North America stood at 79.0%.
The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in North America peaked at 85.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 63.0%, in 2009.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in North America, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.0% | — |
| 2001 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 83.0% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | -25.9% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 78.0% | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 83.0% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 83.0% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 79.0% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 77.0% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 79.0% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 75.0% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 74.0% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 76.0% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 73.0% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | +8.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in North America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -25.9% | 85.0% | 63.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.5% | 63.0% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.8% | 67.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.5% | 73.0% | 79.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near North America
More health data for North America
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 0.825 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0358 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 0.6142 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0326 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0344 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in North America?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in North America was 79.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.0% in 2009.
- How does North America rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- North America ranks 15th out of 19 groups with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North America 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).