Treatment success rate: previously treated TB cases in Cameroon
Cameroon: Treatment success rate: previously treated TB cases was 84 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Treatment success rate: previously treated TB cases in Cameroon, 1997–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, treatment success rate: previously treated tb cases in Cameroon stood at 84. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment success rate: previously treated tb cases in Cameroon peaked at 84 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44, in 2006.
That places Cameroon 40th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Treatment success rate: previously treated TB cases in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 68 | — |
| 1998 | 67 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 59 | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 57 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 69 | +21.1% |
| 2004 | 49 | -29.0% |
| 2005 | 55 | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 44 | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 64 | +45.5% |
| 2008 | 66 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 69 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 71 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 70 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 65 | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 71 | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 65 | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 73 | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 70 | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 74 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 70 | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 79 | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 78 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 79 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 80 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 84 | +5.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 84 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76.5, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 84 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 76, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.33 | 67 | 68 | 3 |
| 2000s | 59.11 | 44 | 69 | 9 |
| 2010s | 70.8 | 65 | 79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.25 | 78 | 84 | 4 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 786.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 17 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % 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 0.0746 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % 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: previously treated tb cases in Cameroon?
- Treatment success rate: previously treated tb cases in Cameroon was 84 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest treatment success rate: previously treated tb cases recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 84 in 2023.
- What is the lowest treatment success rate: previously treated tb cases recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 44 in 2006.
- How does Cameroon rank for treatment success rate: previously treated tb cases?
- Cameroon ranks 40th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is treatment success rate: previously treated tb cases rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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