Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Iraq
Iraq: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 94.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
94.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
25th
of 206 countries
All-time high
95.0%
in 1994
All-time low
60.0%
in 1998
Years of data
30
1994–2023
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Iraq, 1994–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 94.0% for tuberculosis treatment success rate in 2023.
The figure is up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Iraq peaked at 95.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 1998.
Iraq ranks 25th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 95.0% | — |
| 1995 | 80.0% | -15.8% |
| 1996 | 77.0% | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 67.0% | -13.0% |
| 1998 | 60.0% | -10.4% |
| 1999 | 62.0% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 92.0% | +48.4% |
| 2001 | 89.0% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 85.0% | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 88.0% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.5% | 60.0% | 95.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 88.3% | 85.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.4% | 88.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 93.0% | 94.0% | 4 |
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More health data for Iraq
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 898.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,830 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 0.9508 % 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 0.0056 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.7 % 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 0.0064 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Iraq?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Iraq was 94.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 1998.
- How does Iraq rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Iraq ranks 25th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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.