Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 96.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Ethiopia, 1994–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 96.0% for tuberculosis treatment success rate in 2023. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.6% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Ethiopia peaked at 96.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 61.0%, in 1995.
Ethiopia ranks 16th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 74.0% | — |
| 1995 | 61.0% | -17.6% |
| 1996 | 71.0% | +16.4% |
| 1997 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 74.0% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 80.0% | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 76.0% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 70.0% | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 79.0% | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 78.0% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 80.0% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 77.0% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 89.0% | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 89.0% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 84.0% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 86.0% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | +11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.0% | 61.0% | 74.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 78.8% | 70.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.3% | 77.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.8% | 86.0% | 96.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 14 Kuwait 99.0% compare
- 15 Malta 98.0% compare
- 16 Bangladesh 96.0% compare
- 16 Cambodia 96.0% compare
- 16 Tanzania, United Republic of 96.0% compare
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 2.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0026 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Ethiopia?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Ethiopia was 96.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.0% in 1995.
- How does Ethiopia rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Ethiopia ranks 16th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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About this data
Treatment success rate among new and relapse cases.