Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Congo
Congo: Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type was 86 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Congo, 1999–2023
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Congo recorded 86 for tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Congo peaked at 86 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28, in 2005.
That places Congo 74th 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 23 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 61 | — |
| 2000 | 69 | +13.1% |
| 2001 | 66 | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 71 | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 69 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 63 | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 28 | -55.6% |
| 2006 | 53 | +89.3% |
| 2008 | 76 | +43.4% |
| 2009 | 78 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 77 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 71 | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 70 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 69 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 71 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 77 | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 66 | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 62 | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 72 | +16.1% |
| 2020 | 75 | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 78 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 82 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 86 | +4.9% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 86 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 89, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 86 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +89.3% | 28 | 53 |
| 2005 | -55.6% | 63 | 28 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61 | 61 | 61 | 1 |
| 2000s | 63.67 | 28 | 78 | 9 |
| 2010s | 70.56 | 62 | 77 | 9 |
| 2020s | 80.25 | 75 | 86 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 759.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,688 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 11 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % 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 0.0695 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.45 % 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 tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Congo?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Congo was 86 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 86 in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate by type recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 in 2005.
- How does Congo rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate by type?
- Congo ranks 74th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate by type rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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.