Treatment success rate: new TB cases in Libya
Libya: Treatment success rate: new TB cases was 57 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Treatment success rate: new TB cases in Libya, 1995–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, treatment success rate: new tb cases in Libya stood at 57. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment success rate: new tb cases in Libya peaked at 77 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 57, in 2014.
That places Libya 176th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Treatment success rate: new TB cases in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 65 | — |
| 1998 | 68 | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 67 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 61 | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 62 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 64 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 69 | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 77 | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 64 | -16.9% |
| 2008 | 70 | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 61 | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 59 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 60 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 59 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 57 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 61 | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 59 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 59 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 69 | +16.9% |
| 2019 | 70 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 69 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 62 | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 60 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 57 | -5.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 57 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 82, 70% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Libya's 57 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 90, 63% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.67 | 65 | 68 | 3 |
| 2000s | 66.71 | 61 | 77 | 7 |
| 2010s | 61.4 | 57 | 70 | 10 |
| 2020s | 62 | 57 | 69 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 173 Fiji 60 compare
- 173 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 60 compare
- 175 Switzerland 58 compare
- 177 Cape Verde 55 compare
- 178 Poland 54 compare
- 179 Argentina 52 compare
More health data for Libya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,084 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 133 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % 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 0.0404 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment success rate: new tb cases in Libya?
- Treatment success rate: new tb cases in Libya was 57 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest treatment success rate: new tb cases recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 77 in 2006.
- What is the lowest treatment success rate: new tb cases recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 57 in 2014.
- How does Libya rank for treatment success rate: new tb cases?
- Libya ranks 176th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is treatment success rate: new tb cases rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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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