Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 81.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Puerto Rico, 2000–2022
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 81.0% for tuberculosis treatment success rate in 2022.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Puerto Rico peaked at 83.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 2002.
Puerto Rico ranks 119th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64.0% | — |
| 2001 | 76.0% | +18.8% |
| 2002 | 60.0% | -21.1% |
| 2003 | 66.0% | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 73.0% | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 79.0% | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 71.0% | -13.4% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 83.0% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 72.0% | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 66.0% | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 73.0% | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 66.0% | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 78.0% | +23.8% |
| 2017 | 69.0% | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 72.0% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | +15.3% |
| 2020 | 74.0% | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | +10.8% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 81.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 76.0%, 1.1× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 81.0% 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 | 71.6% | 60.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.5% | 63.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.0% | 74.0% | 82.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 119 Burkina Faso 81.0% compare
- 119 Dominican Republic 81.0% compare
- 119 Türkiye 81.0% compare
More health data for Puerto Rico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -20 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,519 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4804 % 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 0.0145 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8484 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0152 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Puerto Rico?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Puerto Rico was 81.0% in 2022, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 2002.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Puerto Rico ranks 119th out of 203 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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).