Treatment success rate: new TB cases in Kuwait
Kuwait: Treatment success rate: new TB cases was 99 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
99
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
8th
of 193 countries
All-time high
100
in 2021
All-time low
55
in 2002
Years of data
28
1995–2023
Treatment success rate: new TB cases in Kuwait, 1995–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, treatment success rate: new tb cases in Kuwait stood at 99.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment success rate: new tb cases in Kuwait peaked at 100 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 55, in 2002.
That places Kuwait 8th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Treatment success rate: new TB cases in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 71 | — |
| 1996 | 73 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 71 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 70 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 66 | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 69 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 73 | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 55 | -24.7% |
| 2003 | 62 | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 69 | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 80 | +15.9% |
| 2006 | 85 | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 84 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 83 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 86 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 89 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 87 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 82 | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 97 | +18.3% |
| 2015 | 87 | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 89 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 83 | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 74 | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 82 | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 100 | +22.0% |
| 2022 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99 | -1.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 99 is above the median for high income countries, which is 76, 1.3× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 99 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 90, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.2 | 66 | 73 | 5 |
| 2000s | 74.6 | 55 | 86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.11 | 74 | 97 | 9 |
| 2020s | 95.25 | 82 | 100 | 4 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 287.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 107 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9273 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment success rate: new tb cases in Kuwait?
- Treatment success rate: new tb cases in Kuwait was 99 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest treatment success rate: new tb cases recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2021.
- What is the lowest treatment success rate: new tb cases recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 55 in 2002.
- How does Kuwait rank for treatment success rate: new tb cases?
- Kuwait ranks 8th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is treatment success rate: new tb cases rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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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