Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 37.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1994–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 37.0% for tuberculosis treatment success rate in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.3% on the previous year and down 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 98.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 2018.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 197th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 95.0% | — |
| 1995 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 57.0% | -41.2% |
| 1997 | 90.0% | +57.9% |
| 1998 | 88.0% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 94.0% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 98.0% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 95.0% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 98.0% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 72.0% | -26.5% |
| 2012 | 84.0% | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 82.0% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 77.0% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | -15.6% |
| 2016 | 56.0% | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 45.0% | -19.6% |
| 2018 | 28.0% | -37.8% |
| 2019 | 32.0% | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 51.0% | +59.4% |
| 2021 | 46.0% | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 47.0% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 37.0% | -21.3% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 37.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.5%, 45% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 37.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 78.0%, 47% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +59.4% | 32.0% | 51.0% |
| 1997 | +57.9% | 57.0% | 90.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.2% | 57.0% | 97.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 95.8% | 92.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.9% | 28.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.2% | 37.0% | 51.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More health data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.071 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,689 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.62 % 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 0.019 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 37.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 2018.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 197th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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.