Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 94.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Afghanistan, 1997–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Afghanistan stood at 94.0%.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Afghanistan peaked at 95.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 1998.
That places Afghanistan 25th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 45.0% | — |
| 1998 | 33.0% | -26.7% |
| 1999 | 86.0% | +160.6% |
| 2000 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 87.0% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 87.0% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.7% | 33.0% | 86.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 86.6% | 84.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.1% | 86.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.2% | 93.0% | 95.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 812.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,735 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0081 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0067 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Afghanistan?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Afghanistan was 94.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 1998.
- How does Afghanistan rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 25th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis treatment success rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Treatment success rate among new and relapse cases.