Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Syria
Syria: Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type was 91 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Syria, 1995–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Syria is 91, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Syria peaked at 96 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 53, in 2012.
That places Syria 40th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 61 | — |
| 1996 | 68 | +11.5% |
| 1997 | 65 | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 88 | +35.4% |
| 1999 | 84 | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 78 | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 81 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 87 | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 88 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 88 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 89 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 88 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 88 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 87 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 90 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 91 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 84 | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 53 | -36.9% |
| 2013 | 80 | +50.9% |
| 2014 | 70 | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 91 | +30.0% |
| 2016 | 90 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 86 | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 89 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 91 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 96 | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 93 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 91 | -2.2% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 91 is above the median for low income countries, which is 90, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 91 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 Syria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +50.9% | 53 | 80 |
| 2012 | -36.9% | 84 | 53 |
| 1998 | +35.4% | 65 | 88 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.2 | 61 | 88 | 5 |
| 2000s | 86.4 | 78 | 90 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.3 | 53 | 91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.75 | 91 | 96 | 4 |
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More health data for Syria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8632 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,491 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 7.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0503 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 7.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0528 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Syria?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Syria was 91 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate by type recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 96 in 2021.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate by type recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 53 in 2012.
- How does Syria rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate by type?
- Syria ranks 40th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate by type rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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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