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: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by 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% |
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 |
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More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.8327 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1596 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.6669 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1718 units per person (2025)
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 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 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 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.