Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Kuwait
Kuwait: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 99.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Kuwait, 1994–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 99.0% for tuberculosis treatment success rate in 2023.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Kuwait peaked at 100.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 51.0%, in 1994.
That places Kuwait 14th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 51.0% | — |
| 1995 | 71.0% | +39.2% |
| 1996 | 73.0% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 71.0% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 70.0% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 66.0% | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 69.0% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 73.0% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 55.0% | -24.7% |
| 2003 | 62.0% | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 69.0% | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 80.0% | +15.9% |
| 2006 | 85.0% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 83.0% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 87.0% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 82.0% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | +18.3% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 74.0% | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +22.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.0% | 51.0% | 73.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 74.6% | 55.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.1% | 74.0% | 97.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 95.2% | 82.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 15 Malta 98.0% compare
- 16 Bangladesh 96.0% compare
- 16 Cambodia 96.0% compare
- 16 Ethiopia 96.0% compare
- 16 Tanzania, United Republic of 96.0% compare
More health data for Kuwait
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9259 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 287.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 107 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0879 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0918 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Kuwait?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Kuwait was 99.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.0% in 1994.
- How does Kuwait rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Kuwait ranks 14th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.