Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Namibia

Namibia: Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type was 88 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
88
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
62nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
88
in 2020
All-time low
46
in 2004
Years of data
28
1996–2023

Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Namibia, 1996–2023

0204060801996200920231996: 661997: 581998: 611999: 512000: 562001: 632002: 662003: 632004: 462005: 692006: 752007: 772008: 812009: 802010: 852011: 862012: 852013: 862014: 872015: 832016: 842017: 862018: 862019: 872020: 882021: 872022: 882023: 88

Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Namibia stood at 88. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Namibia peaked at 88 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 46, in 2004.

Namibia ranks 62nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 59 51 66 4
2000s 67.6 46 81 10
2010s 85.5 83 87 10
2020s 87.75 87 88 4

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 62 Cote d'Ivoire 88 compare
  2. 62 Cuba 88 compare
  3. 62 Egypt 88 compare
  4. 62 Macao 88 compare
  5. 62 Micronesia (country) 88 compare
  6. 62 Niger 88 compare
  7. 62 North Korea 88 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

More health data for Namibia

All data for Namibia →

Frequently asked questions

What is tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Namibia?
Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Namibia was 88 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 Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 88 in 2020.
What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate by type recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 46 in 2004.
How does Namibia rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate by type?
Namibia ranks 62nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is tuberculosis treatment success rate by type rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 (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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 28 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

About this data

Indicator
Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,983 data points, 1995–2023
Last refreshed

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.