Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Ghana
Ghana: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 90.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Ghana, 1995–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis treatment success rate in Ghana is 90.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Ghana peaked at 90.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 1997.
That places Ghana 50th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 54.0% | — |
| 1996 | 51.0% | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 48.0% | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 54.0% | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 51.0% | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 50.0% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 56.0% | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 60.0% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 66.0% | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 68.0% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 61.0% | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 66.0% | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 77.0% | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 82.0% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.6% | 48.0% | 54.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 66.9% | 50.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 84.0% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.5% | 86.0% | 90.0% | 4 |
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More health data for Ghana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 4.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0076 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0057 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Ghana?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Ghana was 90.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 1997.
- How does Ghana rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Ghana ranks 50th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.