Treatment success rate: new TB cases in Lesotho
Lesotho: Treatment success rate: new TB cases was 82 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Treatment success rate: new TB cases in Lesotho, 1995–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 82 for treatment success rate: new tb cases in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment success rate: new tb cases in Lesotho peaked at 82 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47, in 1995.
That places Lesotho 108th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Treatment success rate: new TB cases in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 47 | — |
| 1996 | 71 | +51.1% |
| 1997 | 63 | -11.3% |
| 1999 | 69 | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 71 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 70 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 57 | -18.6% |
| 2005 | 73 | +28.1% |
| 2006 | 62 | -15.1% |
| 2007 | 59 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 68 | +15.3% |
| 2009 | 66 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 65 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 69 | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 71 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 70 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 70 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 74 | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 77 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 76 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 77 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 78 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 76 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 77 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 80 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 82 | +2.5% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 82 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 89, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 82 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Treatment success rate: new TB cases in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +51.1% | 47 | 71 |
| 2005 | +28.1% | 57 | 73 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.5 | 47 | 71 | 4 |
| 2000s | 66.33 | 57 | 73 | 9 |
| 2010s | 72.7 | 65 | 78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.75 | 76 | 82 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More health data for Lesotho
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4669 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,227 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 382 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.8108 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0548 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7473 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment success rate: new tb cases in Lesotho?
- Treatment success rate: new tb cases in Lesotho was 82 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest treatment success rate: new tb cases recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 82 in 2023.
- What is the lowest treatment success rate: new tb cases recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 47 in 1995.
- How does Lesotho rank for treatment success rate: new tb cases?
- Lesotho ranks 108th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is treatment success rate: new tb cases rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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