Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Suriname
Suriname: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 72.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Suriname, 1995–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis treatment success rate in Suriname is 72.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Suriname peaked at 87.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 1995.
Suriname ranks 154th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 14.0% | — |
| 1998 | 63.0% | +350.0% |
| 1999 | 77.0% | +22.2% |
| 2000 | 68.0% | -11.7% |
| 2001 | 56.0% | -17.6% |
| 2002 | 67.0% | +19.6% |
| 2003 | 69.0% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 54.0% | -22.9% |
| 2009 | 62.0% | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 54.0% | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 76.0% | +40.7% |
| 2012 | 66.0% | -13.2% |
| 2013 | 77.0% | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 76.0% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 68.0% | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 73.0% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 87.0% | +19.2% |
| 2019 | 79.0% | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 75.0% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 72.0% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 72.0% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.3% | 14.0% | 77.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 63.7% | 54.0% | 70.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 73.3% | 54.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.0% | 72.0% | 75.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 153 Northern Mariana Islands 73.0% compare
- 154 Ecuador 72.0% compare
- 154 United States of America 72.0% compare
- 157 Belgium 71.0% compare
- 157 Czechia 71.0% compare
- 157 Gabon 71.0% compare
- 157 South Africa 71.0% compare
More health data for Suriname
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6063 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,195 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 6.52 % 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 0.0147 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 6.75 % 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 0.0128 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Suriname?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Suriname was 72.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 1995.
- How does Suriname rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Suriname ranks 154th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname 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.