Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type was 74 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Papua New Guinea, 1995–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Papua New Guinea is 74, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Papua New Guinea peaked at 93 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 50, in 2010.
That places Papua New Guinea 140th 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 28 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 56 | — |
| 1997 | 93 | +66.1% |
| 1998 | 63 | -32.3% |
| 1999 | 54 | -14.3% |
| 2000 | 63 | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 67 | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 53 | -20.9% |
| 2003 | 58 | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 60 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 66 | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 71 | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 59 | -16.9% |
| 2008 | 64 | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 67 | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 50 | -25.4% |
| 2011 | 69 | +38.0% |
| 2012 | 68 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 67 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 70 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 74 | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 62 | -16.2% |
| 2017 | 68 | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 73 | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 71 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 74 | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 73 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 74 | +1.4% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 74 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 89, 83% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 74 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 85, 87% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Papua New Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +66.1% | 56 | 93 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.5 | 54 | 93 | 4 |
| 2000s | 62.8 | 53 | 71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.2 | 50 | 74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.5 | 73 | 74 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.27 % 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 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2621 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Papua New Guinea?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Papua New Guinea was 74 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate by type recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 93 in 1997.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate by type recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 in 2010.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate by type?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 140th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate by type rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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