Treatment success rate: previously treated TB cases in Namibia
Namibia: Treatment success rate: previously treated TB cases was 70 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
70
Change on year
down 9.1%
World rank
88th
of 179 countries
All-time high
80
in 2011
All-time low
48
in 1999
Years of data
28
1996–2023
Treatment success rate: previously treated TB cases in Namibia, 1996–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 70 for treatment success rate: previously treated tb cases in 2023.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment success rate: previously treated tb cases in Namibia peaked at 80 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 48, in 1999.
That places Namibia 88th 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 28 years of available data.
Treatment success rate: previously treated TB cases in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 63 | — |
| 1997 | 62 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 53 | -14.5% |
| 1999 | 48 | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 55 | +14.6% |
| 2001 | 64 | +16.4% |
| 2002 | 65 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 58 | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 53 | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 52 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 63 | +21.2% |
| 2007 | 65 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 74 | +13.8% |
| 2009 | 73 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 78 | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 80 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 78 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 71 | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 78 | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 60 | -23.1% |
| 2016 | 68 | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 64 | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 73 | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 75 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 76 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 67 | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 77 | +14.9% |
| 2023 | 70 | -9.1% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 70 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76.5, 92% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 70 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 76, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.5 | 48 | 63 | 4 |
| 2000s | 62.2 | 52 | 74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.5 | 60 | 80 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.5 | 67 | 77 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 86 Algeria 71 compare
- 86 Burkina Faso 71 compare
- 88 Kazakhstan 70 compare
- 88 Bhutan 70 compare
- 91 Madagascar 69 compare
- 91 Norway 69 compare
- 91 Eritrea 69 compare
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 561 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % 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 0.0644 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.56 % 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 Namibia?
- Treatment success rate: previously treated tb cases in Namibia was 70 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest treatment success rate: previously treated tb cases recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 80 in 2011.
- What is the lowest treatment success rate: previously treated tb cases recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48 in 1999.
- How does Namibia rank for treatment success rate: previously treated tb cases?
- Namibia ranks 88th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is treatment success rate: previously treated tb cases rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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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