Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 75.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Guinea-Bissau, 1995–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Guinea-Bissau stood at 75.0%.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 81.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 1999.
That places Guinea-Bissau 142nd 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 24 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 65.0% | — |
| 1999 | 35.0% | -46.2% |
| 2001 | 56.0% | +60.0% |
| 2002 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 76.0% | +35.7% |
| 2004 | 73.0% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 69.0% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 67.0% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 66.0% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 69.0% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 71.0% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 77.0% | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 81.0% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 79.0% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 64.0% | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 71.0% | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 73.0% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 75.0% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 78.0% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 75.0% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.0% | 35.0% | 65.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 66.1% | 56.0% | 76.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 72.8% | 64.0% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 75.0% | 78.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- 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 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,070 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 941 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0255 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0215 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Guinea-Bissau?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Guinea-Bissau was 75.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 1999.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 142nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Treatment success rate among new and relapse cases.