Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in United States
United States: Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) was 72.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in United States, 2000–2022
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis treatment success rate in United States is 72.0%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in United States peaked at 86.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 2009.
That places United States 152nd out of 203 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in United States, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.0% | — |
| 2001 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 83.0% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 62.0% | -27.9% |
| 2010 | 66.0% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 80.0% | +21.2% |
| 2012 | 84.0% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 83.0% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 83.0% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 80.0% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 77.0% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 79.0% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 75.0% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 74.0% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 76.0% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 72.0% | -5.3% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 72.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 76.0%, 95% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in United States 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 | -27.9% | 86.0% | 62.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.6% | 62.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.2% | 66.0% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.0% | 72.0% | 76.0% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in United States?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in United States was 72.0% in 2022, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 2009.
- How does United States rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- United States ranks 152nd out of 203 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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).