Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Iraq
Iraq: Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type was 94 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Iraq, 1995–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Iraq stood at 94. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Iraq peaked at 94 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 60, in 1998.
Iraq ranks 19th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 80 | — |
| 1996 | 77 | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 67 | -13.0% |
| 1998 | 60 | -10.4% |
| 1999 | 62 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 92 | +48.4% |
| 2001 | 89 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 91 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 85 | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 88 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 86 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 88 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 89 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 90 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 91 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 88 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 92 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 91 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 93 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 92 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 93 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 94 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 93 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 94 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 94 | +0.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 94 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.5, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 94 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 90, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Iraq 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +48.4% | 62 | 92 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.2 | 60 | 80 | 5 |
| 2000s | 88.3 | 85 | 92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.4 | 88 | 94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.75 | 93 | 94 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More health data for Iraq
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5,830 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.988 % 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 0.0587 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9818 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0618 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Iraq?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Iraq was 94 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate by type recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 94 in 2019.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate by type recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 60 in 1998.
- How does Iraq rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate by type?
- Iraq ranks 19th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate by type rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from 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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