Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Peru
Peru: Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) was 85.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.
Analysis
Peru recorded 85.0% for tuberculosis treatment success rate in 2023.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Peru peaked at 92.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 2012.
Peru ranks 87th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90.0% | — |
| 2001 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 89.0% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 78.0% | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | +17.9% |
| 2008 | 82.0% | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 68.0% | -16.0% |
| 2011 | 74.0% | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 67.0% | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 79.0% | +17.9% |
| 2014 | 87.0% | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 85.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.5%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 85.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.0%, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.5% | 78.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.0% | 67.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.0% | 84.0% | 86.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Peru?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Peru was 85.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 2012.
- How does Peru rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Peru ranks 87th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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).