Treatment success rate: new TB cases in Namibia
Namibia: Treatment success rate: new TB cases was 88 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Treatment success rate: new TB cases in Namibia, 1996–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, treatment success rate: new tb cases in Namibia stood at 88. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment success rate: new tb cases in Namibia peaked at 88 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 46, in 2004.
Namibia ranks 63rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Treatment success rate: new TB cases in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 66 | — |
| 1997 | 58 | -12.1% |
| 1998 | 61 | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 51 | -16.4% |
| 2000 | 56 | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 63 | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 66 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 63 | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 46 | -27.0% |
| 2005 | 69 | +50.0% |
| 2006 | 75 | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 77 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 81 | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 80 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 85 | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 86 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 85 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 86 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 87 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 83 | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 84 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 86 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 87 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 88 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 87 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 88 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 88 | +0.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 88 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 89, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 88 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Treatment success rate: new TB cases in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +50.0% | 46 | 69 |
| 2004 | -27.0% | 63 | 46 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59 | 51 | 66 | 4 |
| 2000s | 67.6 | 46 | 81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.5 | 83 | 87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.75 | 87 | 88 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 63 Egypt 88 compare
- 63 Niger 88 compare
- 63 Micronesia (country) 88 compare
- 63 North Korea 88 compare
- 63 Macao 88 compare
- 63 Cote d'Ivoire 88 compare
- 63 Cuba 88 compare
More health data for Namibia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,046 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 561 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (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 0.0644 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.56 % 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 Namibia?
- Treatment success rate: new tb cases in Namibia was 88 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest treatment success rate: new tb cases recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 88 in 2020.
- What is the lowest treatment success rate: new tb cases recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46 in 2004.
- How does Namibia rank for treatment success rate: new tb cases?
- Namibia ranks 63rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is treatment success rate: new tb cases rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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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