Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Portugal
Portugal: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 61.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Portugal, 2000–2023
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Portugal stood at 61.0%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Portugal peaked at 87.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 61.0%, in 2023.
Portugal ranks 179th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.0% | — |
| 2001 | 78.0% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 82.0% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 83.0% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 87.0% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 85.0% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 83.0% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 74.0% | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 77.0% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 74.0% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 72.0% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 70.0% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 73.0% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 67.0% | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 71.0% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 73.0% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 68.0% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 64.0% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 61.0% | -4.7% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 61.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 76.0%, 80% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 61.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 77.0%, 79% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.5% | 78.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.8% | 67.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.5% | 61.0% | 73.0% | 4 |
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More health data for Portugal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1616 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,112 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 38 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0199 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Portugal?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Portugal was 61.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.0% in 2023.
- How does Portugal rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Portugal ranks 179th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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).