Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Botswana
Botswana: Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type was 84 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Botswana, 1995–2023
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 84 for tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.5% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Botswana peaked at 84 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47, in 1998.
That places Botswana 92nd out of 194 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.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 67 | — |
| 1996 | 70 | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 70 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 47 | -32.9% |
| 1999 | 71 | +51.1% |
| 2000 | 77 | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 78 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 71 | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 77 | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 65 | -15.6% |
| 2005 | 70 | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 72 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 64 | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 58 | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 76 | +31.0% |
| 2010 | 78 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 76 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 73 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 77 | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 79 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 78 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 82 | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 72 | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 78 | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 76 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 84 | +10.5% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 84 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.5, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 84 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Botswana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +51.1% | 47 | 71 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65 | 47 | 71 | 5 |
| 2000s | 70.8 | 58 | 78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77 | 72 | 82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.5 | 76 | 84 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Botswana?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Botswana was 84 in 2023, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate by type recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 84 in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate by type recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 47 in 1998.
- How does Botswana rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate by type?
- Botswana ranks 92nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate by type rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The treatment success rate refers to the share of people diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) who were either cured or completed their treatment according to the country’s treatment guidelines.