Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 93.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Timor-Leste, 2002–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 93.0% for tuberculosis treatment success rate in 2023.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Timor-Leste peaked at 94.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 2010.
Timor-Leste ranks 28th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 81.0% | — |
| 2003 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 80.0% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 79.0% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 84.0% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | -67.1% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | +225.0% |
| 2012 | 89.0% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 84.0% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.7% | 79.0% | 85.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 81.9% | 28.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.5% | 91.0% | 94.0% | 4 |
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More health data for Timor-Leste
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.894 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 162 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0057 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate 7.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Timor-Leste?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 2010.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Timor-Leste ranks 28th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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.