Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Egypt
Egypt: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 88.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Egypt, 1994–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Egypt stood at 88.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Egypt peaked at 91.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 51.0%, in 1996.
That places Egypt 69th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 52.0% | — |
| 1995 | 62.0% | +19.2% |
| 1996 | 51.0% | -17.7% |
| 1997 | 78.0% | +52.9% |
| 1998 | 83.0% | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 82.0% | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 88.0% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 80.0% | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 70.0% | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 79.0% | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 87.0% | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 90.0% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 86.0% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 84.0% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.5% | 51.0% | 85.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 84.5% | 70.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.6% | 84.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 87.0% | 89.0% | 4 |
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- 69 Micronesia, Federated States of 88.0% compare
- 69 Namibia 88.0% compare
- 69 Niger 88.0% compare
- 69 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 88.0% compare
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0161 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0152 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Egypt?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Egypt was 88.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.0% in 1996.
- How does Egypt rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Egypt ranks 69th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.