Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases in Cameroon
Cameroon: Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases was 89 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases in Cameroon, 1994–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 89 for tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases in Cameroon peaked at 89 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 44, in 1994.
Cameroon ranks 60th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 44 | — |
| 1995 | 53 | +20.5% |
| 1996 | 59 | +11.3% |
| 1997 | 60 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 75 | +25.0% |
| 1999 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 77 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 62 | -19.5% |
| 2002 | 71 | +14.5% |
| 2004 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 74 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 74 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 74 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 75 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 77 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 78 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 79 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 82 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 84 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 86 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 88 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 89 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 89 | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 89 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 89, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 89 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases in Cameroon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +25.0% | 60 | 75 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61 | 44 | 75 | 6 |
| 2000s | 72.78 | 62 | 77 | 9 |
| 2010s | 82.4 | 78 | 86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 88 | 86 | 89 | 4 |
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More health data for Cameroon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 17 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % 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 0.0746 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.076 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases in Cameroon?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases in Cameroon was 89 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 89 in 2022.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 44 in 1994.
- How does Cameroon rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases?
- Cameroon ranks 60th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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