Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Pakistan
Pakistan: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 95.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Pakistan, 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 Pakistan is 95.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Pakistan peaked at 95.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 1998.
That places Pakistan 20th 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 69.0% | — |
| 1995 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 67.0% | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 23.0% | -65.7% |
| 1999 | 70.0% | +204.3% |
| 2000 | 74.0% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 77.0% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 90.0% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.8% | 23.0% | 70.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 82.6% | 74.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.5% | 90.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.5% | 94.0% | 95.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 20 China 95.0% compare
- 20 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 95.0% compare
- 20 Italy 95.0% compare
- 20 Mozambique 95.0% compare
More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 944.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 55,286 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0125 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0119 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Pakistan?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Pakistan was 95.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 1998.
- How does Pakistan rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Pakistan ranks 20th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.