Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases in Malawi
Malawi: Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases was 91 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases in Malawi, 1994–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 91 for tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases in 2023. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases in Malawi peaked at 91 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22, in 1994.
Malawi ranks 46th 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 new and relapsed cases in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 22 | — |
| 1995 | 71 | +222.7% |
| 1996 | 68 | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 71 | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 69 | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 71 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 73 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 70 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 72 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 73 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 70 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 74 | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 79 | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 84 | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 81 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 85 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 83 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 82 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 85 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 81 | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 82 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 86 | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 88 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 88 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 90 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 91 | +1.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 91 is above the median for low income countries, which is 90, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 91 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +222.7% | 22 | 71 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62 | 22 | 71 | 6 |
| 2000s | 76.1 | 70 | 85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 84 | 81 | 88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.25 | 90 | 91 | 4 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0714 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases in Malawi?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases in Malawi was 91 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 91 in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 in 1994.
- How does Malawi rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases?
- Malawi ranks 46th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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