Treatment success rate: new TB cases in Africa (WHO region)
Africa (WHO region): Treatment success rate: new TB cases was 89 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Treatment success rate: new TB cases in Africa (WHO region), 1995–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for treatment success rate: new tb cases in Africa (WHO region) is 89, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment success rate: new tb cases in Africa (WHO region) peaked at 89 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56, in 1996.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Treatment success rate: new TB cases in Africa (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 60 | — |
| 1996 | 56 | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 64 | +14.3% |
| 1998 | 70 | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 68 | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 71 | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 70 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 73 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 70 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 74 | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 72 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 77 | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 76 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 73 | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 79 | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 81 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 79 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 81 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 83 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 82 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 86 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 88 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 88 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 89 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.6 | 56 | 70 | 5 |
| 2000s | 73.3 | 70 | 77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.8 | 73 | 86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.75 | 86 | 89 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment success rate: new tb cases in Africa (WHO region)?
- Treatment success rate: new tb cases in Africa (WHO region) was 89 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest treatment success rate: new tb cases recorded in Africa (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 89 in 2023.
- What is the lowest treatment success rate: new tb cases recorded in Africa (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 56 in 1996.
- How does Africa (WHO region) rank for treatment success rate: new tb cases?
- Africa (WHO region) ranks 5th out of 11 groups with data for 2023.
- Is treatment success rate: new tb cases rising or falling in Africa (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa (WHO region) data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Treatment success rate: new TB cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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