Tuberculosis treatment success rate in World

World: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 88.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
88.0%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
9th
of 19 groups
All-time high
88.0%
in 2022
All-time low
69.0%
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Tuberculosis treatment success rate in World, 2000–2023

0204060802000201120232000: 69 % of new cases2001: 73 % of new cases2002: 76 % of new cases2003: 80 % of new cases2004: 81 % of new cases2005: 84 % of new cases2006: 84 % of new cases2007: 85 % of new cases2008: 85 % of new cases2009: 85 % of new cases2010: 84 % of new cases2011: 87 % of new cases2012: 86 % of new cases2013: 86 % of new cases2014: 83 % of new cases2015: 83 % of new cases2016: 81 % of new cases2017: 85 % of new cases2018: 85 % of new cases2019: 86 % of new cases2020: 86 % of new cases2021: 87 % of new cases2022: 88 % of new cases2023: 88 % of new cases

Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.

Analysis

In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate in World stood at 88.0%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in World peaked at 88.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 2000.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Tuberculosis treatment success rate in World, year by year

Annual values for Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in World, 2000 to 2023.
Year % of new cases Change
2000 69.0%
2001 73.0% +5.8%
2002 76.0% +4.1%
2003 80.0% +5.3%
2004 81.0% +1.2%
2005 84.0% +3.7%
2006 84.0% +0.0%
2007 85.0% +1.2%
2008 85.0% +0.0%
2009 85.0% +0.0%
2010 84.0% -1.2%
2011 87.0% +3.6%
2012 86.0% -1.1%
2013 86.0% +0.0%
2014 83.0% -3.5%
2015 83.0% +0.0%
2016 81.0% -2.4%
2017 85.0% +4.9%
2018 85.0% +0.0%
2019 86.0% +1.2%
2020 86.0% +0.0%
2021 87.0% +1.2%
2022 88.0% +1.1%
2023 88.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 80.2% 69.0% 85.0% 10
2010s 84.6% 81.0% 87.0% 10
2020s 87.2% 86.0% 88.0% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in World?
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in World was 88.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2022.
What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 2000.
How does World rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
World ranks 9th out of 19 groups with data for 2023.
Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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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Indicator
Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases)
Unit
% of new cases
Source
Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
222 places, 4,903 data points, 2000–2023
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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).