Treatment success rate: new TB cases in South Africa
South Africa: Treatment success rate: new TB cases was 71 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Treatment success rate: new TB cases in South Africa, 1995–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 71 for treatment success rate: new tb cases in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment success rate: new tb cases in South Africa peaked at 82 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 53, in 2010.
That places South Africa 147th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Treatment success rate: new TB cases in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 58 | — |
| 1996 | 61 | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 68 | +11.5% |
| 1998 | 72 | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 57 | -20.8% |
| 2000 | 63 | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 61 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 68 | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 67 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 65 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 69 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 70 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 71 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 73 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 68 | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 53 | -22.1% |
| 2011 | 77 | +45.3% |
| 2012 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 78 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 78 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 81 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 82 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 77 | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 71 | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 79 | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 78 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 79 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 76 | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 71 | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.2 | 57 | 72 | 5 |
| 2000s | 67.5 | 61 | 73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.3 | 53 | 82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76 | 71 | 79 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment success rate: new tb cases in South Africa?
- Treatment success rate: new tb cases in South Africa was 71 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest treatment success rate: new tb cases recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 82 in 2016.
- What is the lowest treatment success rate: new tb cases recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 53 in 2010.
- How does South Africa rank for treatment success rate: new tb cases?
- South Africa ranks 147th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is treatment success rate: new tb cases rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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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