Which has higher tuberculosis treatment success rate, Gabon or South Africa?

Gabon, at 71.0% against 71.0% in South Africa as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and South Africa?

22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gabon vs South Africa: Tuberculosis treatment success rate

Gabon

71.0%

in 2023

South Africa

71.0%

in 2023

Gabon rank

155th

South Africa rank

155th

Tuberculosis treatment success rate over time

Gabon
South Africa

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 71.0% against 71.0% in South Africa, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was South Africa ahead.

Gabon ranks 155th and South Africa ranks 155th of 203 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	45.4%	68.9%	23.5%	South Africa
2010s	51.5%	75.3%	23.8%	South Africa
2020s	64.0%	76.0%	12.0%	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tuberculosis treatment success rate, Gabon or South Africa?: Gabon, at 71.0% against 71.0% in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in tuberculosis treatment success rate between Gabon and South Africa?: 0.0%, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and South Africa?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Gabon and South Africa rank globally for tuberculosis treatment success rate?: Gabon ranks 155th and South Africa ranks 155th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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).