Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 92.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Saudi Arabia, 1996–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 92.0% for tuberculosis treatment success rate in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Saudi Arabia peaked at 92.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 1996.
That places Saudi Arabia 36th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 54.0% | — |
| 1997 | 56.0% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 62.0% | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 73.0% | +17.7% |
| 2000 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 77.0% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 76.0% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 79.0% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 67.0% | -18.3% |
| 2006 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 67.0% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 61.0% | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 65.0% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 61.0% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 56.0% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 62.0% | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 72.0% | +16.1% |
| 2016 | 75.0% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.2% | 54.0% | 73.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 71.5% | 61.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.1% | 56.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.5% | 90.0% | 92.0% | 4 |
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More health data for Saudi Arabia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8373 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3736 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 483.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 829 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 7.94 % 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 0.0087 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 6.05 % 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 0.0142 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Saudi Arabia?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 1996.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 36th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.