Treatment success rate: previously treated TB cases in Malawi
Malawi: Treatment success rate: previously treated TB cases was 83 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Treatment success rate: previously treated TB cases in Malawi, 1995–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, treatment success rate: previously treated tb cases in Malawi stood at 83.
That represents a change of up 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment success rate: previously treated tb cases in Malawi peaked at 85 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 57, in 2012.
Malawi ranks 45th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Treatment success rate: previously treated TB cases in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 69 | — |
| 1996 | 64 | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 71 | +10.9% |
| 1998 | 65 | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 71 | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 67 | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 69 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 71 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 70 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 73 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 75 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 80 | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 84 | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 85 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 77 | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 82 | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 57 | -30.5% |
| 2014 | 75 | +31.6% |
| 2015 | 76 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 81 | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 80 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 81 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 84 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 78 | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 81 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 83 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 83 | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 83 is above the median for low income countries, which is 76, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 83 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 76, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Treatment success rate: previously treated TB cases in Malawi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -30.5% | 82 | 57 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68 | 64 | 71 | 5 |
| 2000s | 75.8 | 67 | 85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77 | 57 | 84 | 9 |
| 2020s | 81.25 | 78 | 83 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0714 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment success rate: previously treated tb cases in Malawi?
- Treatment success rate: previously treated tb cases in Malawi was 83 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest treatment success rate: previously treated tb cases recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 85 in 2009.
- What is the lowest treatment success rate: previously treated tb cases recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 57 in 2012.
- How does Malawi rank for treatment success rate: previously treated tb cases?
- Malawi ranks 45th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is treatment success rate: previously treated tb cases rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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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