Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 80.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Sri Lanka, 1994–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Sri Lanka stood at 80.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Sri Lanka peaked at 88.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 76.0%, in 1997.
Sri Lanka ranks 125th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 77.0% | — |
| 1995 | 79.0% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 76.0% | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 79.0% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 80.0% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 85.0% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 86.0% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 80.0% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 79.0% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.8% | 76.0% | 80.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 84.1% | 79.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.6% | 84.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.5% | 79.0% | 83.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 126 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 79.0% compare
- 126 Canada 79.0% compare
- 126 Iceland 79.0% compare
- 126 Naoero 79.0% compare
- 126 Netherlands 79.0% compare
- 126 North Macedonia 79.0% compare
- 126 Republic of Korea 79.0% compare
More health data for Sri Lanka
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7332 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 304 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0276 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate -0.5626 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0292 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Sri Lanka?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Sri Lanka was 80.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.0% in 1997.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 125th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.