Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 92.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Sierra Leone, 1994–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 92.0% for tuberculosis treatment success rate in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Sierra Leone peaked at 92.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 1995.
Sierra Leone ranks 36th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 75.0% | — |
| 1995 | 69.0% | -8.0% |
| 1996 | 74.0% | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 79.0% | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 75.0% | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 77.0% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 80.0% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 83.0% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 82.0% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 86.0% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 86.0% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 87.0% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 88.0% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.4% | 69.0% | 79.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 82.9% | 77.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.9% | 85.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.0% | 89.0% | 92.0% | 4 |
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More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,209 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0066 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Sierra Leone?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 1995.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Sierra Leone ranks 36th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.