Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Nepal
Nepal: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 92.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Nepal, 1994–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis treatment success rate in Nepal is 92.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Nepal peaked at 93.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 65.0%, in 1996.
Nepal ranks 36th 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 73.0% | — |
| 1995 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 65.0% | -11.0% |
| 1997 | 69.0% | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 85.0% | +23.2% |
| 1999 | 82.0% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 87.0% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 89.0% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.5% | 65.0% | 85.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 87.9% | 84.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.0% | 89.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.0% | 91.0% | 93.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 36 Bahrain 92.0% compare
- 36 Comoros 92.0% compare
- 36 Marshall Islands 92.0% compare
- 36 Saudi Arabia 92.0% compare
- 36 Sierra Leone 92.0% compare
- 36 Solomon Islands 92.0% compare
- 36 Uganda 92.0% compare
- 36 Yemen 92.0% compare
- 36 Zambia 92.0% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Nepal?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Nepal was 92.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.0% in 1996.
- How does Nepal rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Nepal ranks 36th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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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About this data
Treatment success rate among new and relapse cases.