Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Lesotho
Lesotho: Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type was 82 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Lesotho, 1995–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Lesotho stood at 82. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Lesotho peaked at 82 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47, in 1995.
Lesotho ranks 108th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 47 | — |
| 1996 | 71 | +51.1% |
| 1997 | 63 | -11.3% |
| 1999 | 69 | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 71 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 70 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 57 | -18.6% |
| 2005 | 73 | +28.1% |
| 2006 | 62 | -15.1% |
| 2007 | 59 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 68 | +15.3% |
| 2009 | 66 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 65 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 69 | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 71 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 70 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 70 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 74 | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 77 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 76 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 77 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 78 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 76 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 77 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 80 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 82 | +2.5% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 82 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 89, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 82 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Lesotho 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +51.1% | 47 | 71 |
| 2005 | +28.1% | 57 | 73 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.5 | 47 | 71 | 4 |
| 2000s | 66.33 | 57 | 73 | 9 |
| 2010s | 72.7 | 65 | 78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.75 | 76 | 82 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More health data for Lesotho
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4669 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 382 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.8108 % 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 0.0548 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7473 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0557 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Lesotho?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Lesotho was 82 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate by type recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 82 in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate by type recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 47 in 1995.
- How does Lesotho rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate by type?
- Lesotho ranks 108th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate by type rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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