Treatment success rate: previously treated TB cases in Kenya
Kenya: Treatment success rate: previously treated TB cases was 78 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
78
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
58th
of 179 countries
All-time high
83
in 2015
All-time low
55
in 1997
Years of data
29
1995–2023
Treatment success rate: previously treated TB cases in Kenya, 1995–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 78 for treatment success rate: previously treated tb cases in 2023.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment success rate: previously treated tb cases in Kenya peaked at 83 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 55, in 1997.
That places Kenya 58th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Treatment success rate: previously treated TB cases in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 72 | — |
| 1996 | 59 | -18.1% |
| 1997 | 55 | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 64 | +16.4% |
| 1999 | 74 | +15.6% |
| 2000 | 76 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 77 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 75 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 76 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 77 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 79 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 80 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 72 | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 78 | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 79 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 82 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 78 | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 78 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 78 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 83 | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 70 | -15.7% |
| 2017 | 72 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 73 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 72 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 75 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 77 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 78 | +1.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 78 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76.5, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 78 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 76, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.8 | 55 | 74 | 5 |
| 2000s | 76.7 | 72 | 80 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.5 | 70 | 83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.5 | 72 | 78 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment success rate: previously treated tb cases in Kenya?
- Treatment success rate: previously treated tb cases in Kenya was 78 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest treatment success rate: previously treated tb cases recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 83 in 2015.
- What is the lowest treatment success rate: previously treated tb cases recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 55 in 1997.
- How does Kenya rank for treatment success rate: previously treated tb cases?
- Kenya ranks 58th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is treatment success rate: previously treated tb cases rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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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