Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) was 74.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Uruguay, 2000–2023
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Uruguay stood at 74.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Uruguay peaked at 85.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 72.0%, in 2018.
That places Uruguay 146th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85.0% | — |
| 2001 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 82.0% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 79.0% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 82.0% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 77.0% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 84.0% | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 78.0% | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 75.0% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 77.0% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 73.0% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 72.0% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 74.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 76.0%, 97% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 74.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.0%, 99% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.9% | 77.0% | 85.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 76.8% | 72.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 72.0% | 74.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Uruguay?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Uruguay was 74.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.0% in 2018.
- How does Uruguay rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Uruguay ranks 146th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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).