Which has higher tuberculosis treatment success rate, Sierra Leone or Zambia?

Sierra Leone, at 92.0% against 92.0% in Zambia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zambia?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 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.

Sierra Leone vs Zambia: Tuberculosis treatment success rate

Sierra Leone

92.0%

in 2023

Zambia

92.0%

in 2023

Sierra Leone rank

34th

Zambia rank

34th

Tuberculosis treatment success rate over time

Sierra Leone
Zambia

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 92.0% against 92.0% in Zambia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 34th and Zambia ranks 34th of 203 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sierra Leone	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	82.9%	80.7%	2.2%	Sierra Leone
2010s	87.9%	87.4%	0.5%	Sierra Leone
2020s	91.0%	92.0%	1.0%	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tuberculosis treatment success rate, Sierra Leone or Zambia?: Sierra Leone, at 92.0% against 92.0% in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in tuberculosis treatment success rate between Sierra Leone and Zambia?: 0.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zambia?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Sierra Leone and Zambia rank globally for tuberculosis treatment success rate?: Sierra Leone ranks 34th and Zambia ranks 34th 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).