Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Somalia
Somalia: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 93.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Somalia, 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 Somalia is 93.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Somalia peaked at 93.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 63.0%, in 2009.
Somalia ranks 28th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 93.0% | — |
| 1995 | 86.0% | -7.5% |
| 1996 | 84.0% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 90.0% | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 88.0% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 83.0% | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 86.0% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 89.0% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 89.0% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 86.0% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 81.0% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | -22.2% |
| 2010 | 74.0% | +17.5% |
| 2011 | 86.0% | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 86.0% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 84.0% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.2% | 84.0% | 93.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 84.7% | 63.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 74.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.8% | 90.0% | 93.0% | 4 |
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More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.34 % 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 0.0052 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.26 % 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 0.0043 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Somalia?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Somalia was 93.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.0% in 2009.
- How does Somalia rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Somalia ranks 28th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Somalia 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.