Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Eritrea
Eritrea: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 93.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Eritrea, 1997–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 93.0% for tuberculosis treatment success rate in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Eritrea peaked at 94.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 1999.
That places Eritrea 28th 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 Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 83.0% | — |
| 1998 | 73.0% | -12.0% |
| 1999 | 44.0% | -39.7% |
| 2000 | 76.0% | +72.7% |
| 2001 | 80.0% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 85.0% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 88.0% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 88.0% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 84.0% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 76.0% | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 87.0% | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.7% | 44.0% | 83.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 84.4% | 76.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.8% | 76.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.8% | 91.0% | 94.0% | 4 |
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More health data for Eritrea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 821.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 425 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.5453 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1861 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.5697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1898 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Eritrea?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Eritrea was 93.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 1999.
- How does Eritrea rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Eritrea ranks 28th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.