Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 95.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 1994–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis treatment success rate in Congo, Democratic Republic of the is 95.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 95.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 1996.
That places Congo, Democratic Republic of the 20th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 72.0% | — |
| 1995 | 74.0% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 48.0% | -35.1% |
| 1997 | 64.0% | +33.3% |
| 1998 | 70.0% | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 69.0% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 78.0% | +13.0% |
| 2001 | 77.0% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 83.0% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | -29.4% |
| 2007 | 86.0% | +43.3% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 87.0% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.2% | 48.0% | 74.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 80.6% | 60.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.3% | 87.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 94.0% | 95.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 95.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 1996.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 20th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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.