Treatment success rate: previously treated TB cases in Africa (WHO region)
Africa (WHO region): Treatment success rate: previously treated TB cases was 75 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Treatment success rate: previously treated TB cases in Africa (WHO region), 1995–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Africa (WHO region) recorded 75 for treatment success rate: previously treated tb cases in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.9% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment success rate: previously treated tb cases in Africa (WHO region) peaked at 75 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 48, in 2012.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Treatment success rate: previously treated TB cases in Africa (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 69 | — |
| 1996 | 56 | -18.8% |
| 1997 | 56 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 56 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 56 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 58 | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 62 | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 59 | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 59 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 59 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 62 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 66 | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 67 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 69 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 70 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 54 | -22.9% |
| 2011 | 68 | +25.9% |
| 2012 | 48 | -29.4% |
| 2013 | 70 | +45.8% |
| 2014 | 72 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 75 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 63 | -16.0% |
| 2017 | 71 | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 65 | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 72 | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 67 | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 71 | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 67 | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 75 | +11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.6 | 56 | 69 | 5 |
| 2000s | 63.1 | 58 | 70 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.8 | 48 | 75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70 | 67 | 75 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment success rate: previously treated tb cases in Africa (WHO region)?
- Treatment success rate: previously treated tb cases in Africa (WHO region) was 75 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest treatment success rate: previously treated tb cases recorded in Africa (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 75 in 2015.
- What is the lowest treatment success rate: previously treated tb cases recorded in Africa (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 48 in 2012.
- How does Africa (WHO region) rank for treatment success rate: previously treated tb cases?
- Africa (WHO region) ranks 7th out of 11 groups with data for 2023.
- Is treatment success rate: previously treated tb cases rising or falling in Africa (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa (WHO region) data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Treatment success rate: previously treated TB cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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