Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Gabon
Gabon: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 71.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Gabon, 1995–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Gabon stood at 71.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Gabon peaked at 86.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2017.
Gabon ranks 157th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 86.0% | — |
| 1997 | 50.0% | -41.9% |
| 1998 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 47.0% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 34.0% | -27.7% |
| 2004 | 40.0% | +17.6% |
| 2005 | 46.0% | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 42.0% | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 30.0% | -28.6% |
| 2008 | 63.0% | +110.0% |
| 2009 | 61.0% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 54.0% | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 55.0% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 58.0% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 50.0% | -13.8% |
| 2016 | 48.0% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | -47.9% |
| 2018 | 50.0% | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 67.0% | +34.0% |
| 2020 | 63.0% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 57.0% | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 65.0% | +14.0% |
| 2023 | 71.0% | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.0% | 50.0% | 86.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 45.4% | 30.0% | 63.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 51.5% | 25.0% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.0% | 57.0% | 71.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Gabon?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Gabon was 71.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2017.
- How does Gabon rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Gabon ranks 157th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.