Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Rwanda
Rwanda: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 90.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Rwanda, 1996–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 90.0% for tuberculosis treatment success rate in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Rwanda peaked at 90.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 2002.
Rwanda ranks 50th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 61.0% | — |
| 1997 | 68.0% | +11.5% |
| 1998 | 72.0% | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 67.0% | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 61.0% | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 58.0% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 67.0% | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 77.0% | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 74.0% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 77.0% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 80.0% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 79.0% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.0% | 61.0% | 72.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 72.8% | 58.0% | 82.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 85.3% | 82.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.8% | 87.0% | 90.0% | 4 |
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More health data for Rwanda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 860.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,738 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.184 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1862 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Rwanda?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Rwanda was 90.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 2002.
- How does Rwanda rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Rwanda ranks 50th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.